The Complete Fauna of Iran

Informationen zum Autor Eskander Firouz, the distinguished Iranian conservationist, is a former Director of the Department of the Environment in Iran. He has been Vice President of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Klappentext Iran is host to some of Asia's most diverse animal wildlife. Its lush Caspian coastline, arid central deserts and fertile plains are the habitat for a vast range of creatures. Eskander Firouz's prize-winning book is the most comprehensive work to date on the fauna of Iran. Indeed it is the only book to cover all of Iran's vertebrate fauna, comprising mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. Despite the emergence of a conservation movement in the 1960s and '70s, the last quarter century has witnessed continuing environmental degradation and the destruction of natural habitats in Iran. The position of a number of species unique to Iran, such as the Asiatic cheetah, is critical. More than an invaluable source of scientific knowledge, Eskander Firouz's book also alerts the public to an environmental situation in Iran which is becoming increasingly imperilled.

Product details

• Authors: Eskander Firouz, Firouz Eskander
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.08.2005
• EAN: 9781850439462
• ISBN: 978-1-85043-946-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 250 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Guides > Nature; Iran, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Zoology & animal sciences, Zoology and animal sciences