The Importance of Conservation

Protecting animals and maintaining their natural habitats are important issues. This novel is set in 1963 when ideas about conserving and protecting natural resources were seldom heard and rarely accepted. There are several characters of this novel who practice taking care of nature. Others are selfishly following their own desires with no interest in caring for the environment.

Maggie Stephens is a young girl who already has a deep love for animals when she goes to stay with her grandfather, a doctor named Fred who lives near Wildoak Forest. Fred has been working for a long time already to save Wildoak. The land is owned by Lord Foy who plans to destroy the forest in order to open a mine. Fred is aware of the health issues of mining, but he is also worried about the effects of destroying the forest. When he is...