Book Title: Nature’s Last Dance
Author: Natalie Kyriacou
Publisher: Affirm Press
Book Distributor: ADS
ISBN: 9781923293618
Blurb:
Amidst the tragedy of wild species extinction lies a hidden world of survival and wonder. Conservationists are embroiled in a high-stakes clash with a drug cartel to save a porpoise. Scientists are fighting to save a flightless bird that romances rocks. Unconventional animals are upending 21st century beauty standards, and financiers are betting on whale poo to make its debut on Wall Street.
This is a story of survival and extinction, of life and death, of curiosity and perversion, of unimaginable joy and harrowing sorrow.
Set against the backdrop of a rapidly unfolding mass extinction event, Nature’s Last Dance takes readers across hunting grounds, through jungles and oceans, inside communities, through trafficking rings and courtrooms, and into the heart of battles to survive against all odds.
Award-winning environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou confronts the extinction crisis with courage and curiosity, charting a new course for nature and showing us why it is so worth fighting for.
RRP: $39.99
Format: Paperback
Size: 234 x 153mm
Audience age range: Adult
Publication Date: 26/08/25
Publicity details: It has been receiving some strong coverage out of Australia – on social / in print / podcasts; and with Nine to noon on RNZ.
Includes a chapter on NZ’s very loveable Kakapo. It speaks to a real kiwi ethos in terms of wildlife conservation and environmental protection, and she does it with upbeat humour that makes her message very real.
For fans of Richard Flanagan (non-fiction and journalism with Toxic and Question 7) and Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens, for nature and science enthusiasts of all ages, policy makers and corporate leaders, as well as anybody with broad interests including wildlife, environment, nature, travel and current affairs – definitely sitting in the more Indie end of reading.
Natalie Kyriacou is a fascinating millennial voice and reaching a broad audience as an environmentalist and social entrepreneur offering a new conservation narrative that ‘blends humor and human-centered stories—from New Zealand’s kākāpō to India’s vanishing vultures—to show that nature is not ornamental but essential, and that collective effort is key to its survival’. She was identified as one of Forbes 30 Under 30.