A New Generation of Nature Writers Sounds the Alarm The Wainwright prize has recognized two outstanding books that bring attention to Britain's dwindling avifauna and the need for conservation action.
Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris' illustrated guide, The Book of Birds, took top honors as book of the year, with Thomas Halliday and Gavin Scott's Otherlands claiming the children's nonfiction category.
Macfarlane and Morris' work is particularly noteworthy in its use of storytelling to draw attention to pressing environmental issues.