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Fuzz
When Nature Breaks the Law
Book • 2021
In *Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law*, Mary Roach delves into the complex and often humorous world of human-wildlife conflicts.
She follows animal-attack forensics investigators, human-elephant conflict specialists, and other experts to understand how animals interact with human environments.
The book combines little-known forensic science and conservation genetics with engaging anecdotes, revealing as much about humanity as about nature’s lawbreakers.
Roach argues that humans are often both the problem and the solution in these conflicts, and her work offers hope for compassionate coexistence in our expanding human habitat.
She follows animal-attack forensics investigators, human-elephant conflict specialists, and other experts to understand how animals interact with human environments.
The book combines little-known forensic science and conservation genetics with engaging anecdotes, revealing as much about humanity as about nature’s lawbreakers.
Roach argues that humans are often both the problem and the solution in these conflicts, and her work offers hope for compassionate coexistence in our expanding human habitat.
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Kelly Weinersmith

When animals break the law (featuring Mary Roach)
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while discussing his reading on how animals intersect with human life.


Ryan Holiday

Wes Larson on Respecting the Awesome Power of Nature
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as a book about human-wildlife conflict.


Spencer Greenberg

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in the podcast as her latest book.

Mary Roach

Cosmic Queries – Animal Outlaws with Mary Roach
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as the author of several books, including "Stiff", "Gulp", "Packing for Mars", and "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law".


Roman Mars

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