Author Finds Migrating Animals Have 'No Way Home'

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Published December 5, 2007 at 11:00 AM EST

David Wilcove, one of world's leading experts on endangered species, discusses his new book, No Way Home, which chronicles the decline of the world's animal migrations. Wilcove is professor of ecology, evolutionary biology and public affairs at Princeton University.

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