Jonathan C. Slaght

Jonathan C. Slaght is an American wildlife biologist and author who has spent years studying one of the world's most elusive birds in the remote forests of the Russian Far East. His book Owls of the Eastern Ice is a remarkable account of his fieldwork tracking Blakiston's fish owl, the largest owl species on earth, through the wild landscapes of Primorye. The book won the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and has been praised for its vivid nature writing, adventure narrative, and conservation message. Slaght's prose brings the frozen wilderness and its extraordinary wildlife to vivid life. His audiobook and book are essential for nature lovers and listeners seeking adventure and wildlife writing at its finest.