"As community service to clear his record of misdemeanors, Miles Radke agrees to work on a common loon survey in the Adirondack Mountains. Miles is assigned to assist Annie, a wildlife biologist. Their charge is to canoe a hundred lakes in the northern Adirondacks and report on any loon activity they encounter. A free-spirited drifter, Miles often finds himself in trouble with the law. Annie is a dedicated conservationist who once worked as a Greenpeace activist confronting Soviet whaling ships on the high seas. At first Miles is skeptical of the survey, but gradually he begins to appreciate the Adirondack backcountry and the work they are doing. Eventually, he comes to identify with the loon as he slowly falls in love with his partner. In the end his personal experience parallels the demise of the natural world. Loon Rangers is both humorous and tragic, addressing species extinction and what it means to live in the Anthropocene"--,Provided by publisher.