The novel has substantial basis in historical occurrence. Native wildlife populations on the islands, both part of Channel Islands National Park, had been pushed toward extinction by a variety of invasive species, including the golden eagle, black rats, and feral pigs and sheep.[1][2] In 2001 and 2002 the National Park Service used poison to successfully eradicate Anacapa Island's non-native black rats,[3] and then partnered with other government agencies and the Nature Conservancy to remove feral pigs from Santa Cruz Island, which was completed in 2006.[4]
In the novel, Dave Lajoy, an impassioned animal rights activist, leads an attempt to prevent NPS spokesperson and biologist Alma Boyd Takesue from removing rats and pigs from the islands. The novel also flashbacks to events on the islands during the 1940s and the 1970s.
Referencesedit
^The Nature Conservancy: Santa Cruz Island Online. Accessed May 25, 2011
^National Park Service: Restoring Anacapa Island - Seabird Habitat Online. Accessed May 25, 2011
^National Park Service: Restoring Anacapa Island - Seabird Habitat Online. Accessed May 25, 2011
^The Nature Conservancy: Santa Cruz Island Online. Accessed May 25, 2011
External linksedit
T.C. Boyle official web site
T.C. Boyle: When the Killing's Done - 2011 Interview with the author on Bookworm
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when, killing, done, 2011, novel, boyle, book, environmental, family, drama, revolving, around, channel, islands, california, specifically, anacapa, santa, cruz, controversy, surrounding, efforts, national, park, service, partners, eradicate, invasive, species. When the Killing s Done is a 2011 novel by T C Boyle The book is an environmental and family drama revolving around the Channel Islands of California specifically Anacapa and Santa Cruz and the controversy surrounding efforts by the National Park Service and its partners to eradicate invasive species and revitalize the islands natural communities When the Killing s DoneFirst editionAuthorT C BoyleCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishPublisherViking PressPublication dateFebruary 22 2011Media typePrint hardcover Pages384 ppISBN978 0 670 02232 8 The novel has substantial basis in historical occurrence Native wildlife populations on the islands both part of Channel Islands National Park had been pushed toward extinction by a variety of invasive species including the golden eagle black rats and feral pigs and sheep 1 2 In 2001 and 2002 the National Park Service used poison to successfully eradicate Anacapa Island s non native black rats 3 and then partnered with other government agencies and the Nature Conservancy to remove feral pigs from Santa Cruz Island which was completed in 2006 4 In the novel Dave Lajoy an impassioned animal rights activist leads an attempt to prevent NPS spokesperson and biologist Alma Boyd Takesue from removing rats and pigs from the islands The novel also flashbacks to events on the islands during the 1940s and the 1970s References edit The Nature Conservancy Santa Cruz Island Online Accessed May 25 2011 National Park Service Restoring Anacapa Island Seabird Habitat Online Accessed May 25 2011 National Park Service Restoring Anacapa Island Seabird Habitat Online Accessed May 25 2011 The Nature Conservancy Santa Cruz Island Online Accessed May 25 2011External links editT C Boyle official web site T C Boyle When the Killing s Done 2011 Interview with the author on Bookworm nbsp This article about a biographical novel of the 2000s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title When the Killing 27s Done amp oldid 1121182122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
