A life in the wild : George Schaller's struggle to save the last great beasts / Pamela S. Turner.

Author/creator Turner, Pamela S.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008.
Description103 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
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Contents Prologue: Central India, 1964 -- The call of the wild: the United States, 1947-1957 -- Gorilla forest: the Belgian Congo, Central Africa, 1959-1960 -- A clan of tigers: central India, 1963-1965 -- Lion country: Tanzania, East Africa, 1966-1969 -- Cat among the clouds: Pakistan and Nepal, the Himalayas, 1969-1975 -- Panda politics: central China, 1980-185 -- Asses and antelopes: the Tibetan Plateau, western China, 1985-present -- The fate of the wild.
Abstract Spotlights Schaller working, observing some of the world's most endangered animals. Many of these species were previously considered impossible to study in the wild.
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Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007042844
ISBN9780374345785
ISBN0374345783