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 |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008. |
| Description | 103 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Local note | Little-350555-305131057902- |
| General note | "Melanie Kroupa Books." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007042844 |
| ISBN | 9780374345785 |
| ISBN | 0374345783 |