Mark Cioc is a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the author of The Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815–2000. He is a coeditor of How Green Were the Nazis? Nature, Environment, and Nation in the Third Reich.
In an engaging style reminiscent of a mystery novel, Cioc relates the historical, political, sociological, and ecological stories behind the treaties....Knowing the origins of animal protection efforts does much to explain the conservation problems these species still face. An impressive and fresh approach to studying the environment in the twenty-first century. -- Michael Lewis, Salisbury University The Game of Conservation is a concise, well-researched, and nicely presented study of pioneering wildlife protection treaties from the first half of the twentieth century.... This study offers a valuable model for environmental historians seeking to provide accessible and insightful scholarship that transcends national boundaries. The book's expository prose style is in tune with its overall design: clarity and utility are foremost.... The Game of Conservation will be a valuable resource for any scholar of conservation, colonialism or international treaty making.