The snow leopard project : and other adventures in warzone conservation
Dehgan, Alex2019
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Looks at how an international group is working to preserve Afghanistan's wildlife in the wake of years of war, describing how they have risked their safety to create a national park, perform wildlife surveys, and fight poaching.
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New York : PublicAffairs, 2019.
Collation:
vii, 278 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Bird-watching with the Taliban -- The snow leopard start-up -- Afghanistan's biological silk road -- The ordinary extraordinary life in Kabul -- The forgotten peoples on the roof of the world -- The Buddhas of Band-e-Amir -- Vampires in the land of light -- The search for the last Afghan cheetah -- Adventures in conservation diplomacy -- Back in the CCCP -- The snow leopard comforter -- Epilogue: the snow leopard project.
ISBN:
9781610396950
Dewey class:
333.959755509581333.95420981
Language:
English
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Subject:
Afghan War, 2001-Snow leopard -- Environmental aspects -- AfghanistanWildlife conservation -- Effect of human beings on -- AfghanistanWildlife recovery -- Conservation -- AfghanistanSnow leopard -- Conservation -- AfghanistanNational parks and reserves -- AfghanistanWar -- Environmental aspects -- Afghanistan
BRN:
353616
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Environment | 333.95420981 DEH | Available |