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  title info:
    title: Tibet Wild
    sub title: A Naturalist’s Journeys on the Roof of the World
  name:
    name part: Schaller, George B.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xxu
    date issued: 2012
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: X, 390 p. online resource.
  abstract: As one of the world’s leading field biologists, George Schaller has spent much of his life traversing wild and isolated places in his quest to understand and conserve threatened species—from mountain gorillas in the Virunga to pandas in the Wolong and snow leopards in the Himalaya. Throughout his celebrated career, Schaller has spent more time in Tibet than in any other part of the world, devoting more than thirty years to the wildlife, culture, and landscapes that captured his heart and continue to compel him to protect them. Tibet Wild is Schaller’s account of three decades of exploration in the most remote stretches of Tibet: the wide, sweeping rangelands of the Chang Tang and the hidden canyons and plunging ravines of the southeastern forests. As engaging as he is enlightening, Schaller illustrates the daily struggles of a field biologist trying to traverse the impenetrable Chang Tang, discover the calving grounds of the chiru or Tibetan antelope, and understand the movements of the enigmatic snow leopard. As changes in the region accelerated over the years, with more roads, homes, and grazing livestock, Schaller watched the clash between wildlife and people become more common—and more destructive. Thus what began as a purely scientific endeavor became a mission: to work with local communities, regional leaders, and national governments to protect the unique ecological richness and culture of the Tibetan Plateau. Whether tracking brown bears, penning fables about the tiny pika, or promoting a conservation preserve that spans the borders of four nations, Schaller has pursued his goal with a persistence and good humor that will inform and charm readers. Tibet Wild is an intimate journey through the changing wilderness of Tibet, guided by the careful gaze and unwavering passion of a life-long naturalist.
  table of contents: Introduction -- 1. A Covenant with Chiru -- 2. Riddle of the Calving Ground -- 3. The Longest Walk -- 4. A Deadly Fashion -- 5. A Gift to the Spirit -- 6. The Good Pika -- 7. Chang Tang Traverse -- 8. Feral Naturalist -- 9. Two Mountains and a River -- 10. Into the Hidden Land -- 11. Tibetan Wild Sheep Scandal -- 12. Wild Icon of the Pamirs -- 13. A Bear in the House -- 14. The Snow Leopard -- Selected References -- Index.
  note: by George B. Schaller.
  subject:
    topic: Environment
  subject:
    topic: Climate change
  subject:
    topic: Biodiversity
  subject:
    topic: Wildlife
  subject:
    topic: Fish
  subject:
    topic: Nature conservation
  subject:
    topic: Environment
  subject:
    topic: Nature Conservation
  subject:
    topic: Biodiversity
  subject:
    topic: Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
  subject:
    topic: Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
  classification: QH75-77
  classification: 333.72
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  identifier: 9781610912327
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-232-7
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    record change date: 20151204182953.0
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