Tiffany Yap is a conservation scientist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a doctorate in environmental science and engineering and has published studies in Science, EcoHealth, and other scientific journals. Her work has been featured in major news outlets including the New York Times, LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and NPR.
From conservation scientist Tiffany Yap and artist Meital Smith comes a debut graphic novel sharing the intriguing story of a young puma in central California facing habitat loss, poison, dangerous roads, conflict with farm animals, and wildfire. Unique and multidimensional in its scope, Tales of the Urban Wild: A Puma’s Journey has much to inspire and teach us of a future of resilience, coexistence, and hope.
Written by Tiffany Yap, Illustrated by Meital Smith (IG – @tomeidlsoup)
Edited by Justine Chan, Designed by Dan D Shafer / Dandy Co.
From Reverberations Books, an imprint of Chin Music Press
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