In The Persistence of Wild Things, award-winning journalist Emily Sohn new book, she takes readers on an investigative journey around the world to explore pockets of wildlife thriving in unexpected places. She speaks with researchers, digs into deeply complex questions surrounding modern relationships between people and wild animals, and reveals how our best efforts to help the environment may sometimes cause harm. Along the way, we begin to see the potential for a new approach to conservation, one that acknowledges the reality of today's ecosystems and sees humans as part of nature, not apart from it.