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Wild things, wild places : adventurous tales of wildlife and conservation on planet Earth, Jane Alexander

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Summary
In Wild Things, Wild Places, Jane Alexander movingly, with a clear eye and a knowing, keen grasp of the issues and on what is being done in conservation and the worlds of science to help the planet's most endangered species to stay alive and thrive, writes of her steady and fervent immersion into the worlds of wildlife conservation, of her coming to know the scientists throughout the world--to her, the prophets in the wilderness--who are steeped in this work, of her travels with them--and on her own--to the most remote and forbidding areas of the world as they try to save many species, including ourselves
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xv, 330 pages
Note
"A Borzoi book."
Contents
  • Author's note
  • Prologue
  • Part 1: Tiger man. Mexico ; Belize ; Thailand ; Idaho ; Nepal ; Myanmar ; India ; Brazil
  • Part 2: Wildlife woman. Birds ; Peru ; Papua New Guinea ; Hawaii ; Galápagos ; Newfoundland ; Amazonia ; East Africa ; Madagascar
  • Part 3: The body of the Earth. Desert ; Killers ; Bhutan ; Bahamas ; Ecuador ; Ocean
  • Epilogue
Isbn
9780385354363
Instance
Label
Wild things, wild places : adventurous tales of wildlife and conservation on planet Earth
Title
Wild things, wild places
Title remainder
adventurous tales of wildlife and conservation on planet Earth
Statement of responsibility
Jane Alexander
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In Wild Things, Wild Places, Jane Alexander movingly, with a clear eye and a knowing, keen grasp of the issues and on what is being done in conservation and the worlds of science to help the planet's most endangered species to stay alive and thrive, writes of her steady and fervent immersion into the worlds of wildlife conservation, of her coming to know the scientists throughout the world--to her, the prophets in the wilderness--who are steeped in this work, of her travels with them--and on her own--to the most remote and forbidding areas of the world as they try to save many species, including ourselves
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DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1939-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Alexander, Jane
Dewey number
333.95/416
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
QL82
LC item number
.A424 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
Wildlife conservation
Label
Wild things, wild places : adventurous tales of wildlife and conservation on planet Earth, Jane Alexander
Instantiates
Publication
Note
"A Borzoi book."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Author's note -- Prologue -- Part 1: Tiger man. Mexico ; Belize ; Thailand ; Idaho ; Nepal ; Myanmar ; India ; Brazil -- Part 2: Wildlife woman. Birds ; Peru ; Papua New Guinea ; Hawaii ; Galápagos ; Newfoundland ; Amazonia ; East Africa ; Madagascar -- Part 3: The body of the Earth. Desert ; Killers ; Bhutan ; Bahamas ; Ecuador ; Ocean -- Epilogue
Control code
ocn944014263
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xv, 330 pages
Isbn
9780385354363
Isbn Type
(hardcover : alk. paper)
Lccn
2016007803
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
Label
Wild things, wild places : adventurous tales of wildlife and conservation on planet Earth, Jane Alexander
Publication
Note
"A Borzoi book."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Author's note -- Prologue -- Part 1: Tiger man. Mexico ; Belize ; Thailand ; Idaho ; Nepal ; Myanmar ; India ; Brazil -- Part 2: Wildlife woman. Birds ; Peru ; Papua New Guinea ; Hawaii ; Galápagos ; Newfoundland ; Amazonia ; East Africa ; Madagascar -- Part 3: The body of the Earth. Desert ; Killers ; Bhutan ; Bahamas ; Ecuador ; Ocean -- Epilogue
Control code
ocn944014263
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xv, 330 pages
Isbn
9780385354363
Isbn Type
(hardcover : alk. paper)
Lccn
2016007803
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)

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