Gorilla Doctors - Saving Endangered Great Apes

Informationen zum Autor Pamela S. Turner has a master’s degree in public health from the University of California, Berkeley, and a special interest in microbiology and epidemiology. Her articles for children and adults have appeared in numerous scientific publications. Her books include Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog, Gorilla Doctors, The Frog Scientist, Dolphins of Shark Bay, and Project Seahorse. She lives in California.www.pamelasturner.com Klappentext Mountain gorillas are playful, curious, and protective of their families. They are also one of the most endangered species in the world. For years, mountain gorillas have faced the threat of death by poachers. Funds raised by ?gorilla tourism??bringing people into the forest to see gorillas?have helped protect them. This tourism is vital, but contact between gorillas and people brought a new threat to the gorillas: human disease. The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project is a group of scientists working to save the mountain gorilla population in Rwanda and Uganda. The gorilla doctors study the effects of human exposure, provide emergency care, and act as foster parents to an orphaned gorilla.

Product details

• Authors: Pamela S Turner, Pamela S. Turner
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.08.2008
• EAN: 9780547014333
• ISBN: 978-0-547-01433-3
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 279 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Scientists in the Field (Paper; Scientists in the Field (Paper
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; Guides > Nature