Up Among The Mountain Gorillas
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Up Among The Mountain Gorillas
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Author : Walter Baumgärtel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Up Among The Mountain Gorillas written by Walter Baumgärtel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Gorilla categories.
A Forest In The Clouds
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Author : John Fowler
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2018-02-06
A Forest In The Clouds written by John Fowler and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-06 with Nature categories.
For the first time, a riveting insider's account of the fascinating world of Dr. Dian Fossey’s mountain gorilla camp, telling the often-shocking story of the unraveling of Fossey’s Rwandan facility alongside adventures tracking mountain gorillas over hostile terrain, confronting aggressive silverbacks, and rehabilitating orphaned baby gorillas. In A Forest in the Clouds, John Fowler takes us into the world of Karisoke Research Center, the remote mountain gorilla camp of Dr. Dian Fossey, a few years prior to her gruesome murder. Drawn to the adventure and promise of learning the science of studying mountain gorillas amid the beauty of Central Africa’s cloud forest, Fowler soon learns the cold harsh realities of life inside Fossey’s enclave ten thousand feet up in the Virunga Volcanoes. Instead of the intrepid scientist he had admired in the pages of National Geographic, Fowler finds a chain-smoking, hard-drinking woman bullying her staff into submission. While pressures mount from powers beyond Karisoke in an effort to extricate Fossey from her domain of thirteen years, she brings new students in to serve her most pressing need—to hang on to the remote research camp that has become her mountain home. Increasingly bizarre behavior has targeted Fossey for extrication by an ever-growing group of detractors—from conservation and research organizations to the Rwandan government. Amid the turmoil, Fowler must abandon his own research assignments to assuage the troubled Fossey as she orders him on illegal treks across the border into Zaire, over volcanoes, in search of missing gorillas, and to serve as surrogate parent to an orphaned baby ape in preparation for its traumatic re-introduction into a wild gorilla group. This riveting story is the only first-person account from inside Dian Fossey’s beleaguered camp. Fowler must come to grips with his own aspirations, career objectives, and disappointments as he develops the physical endurance to keep up with mountain gorillas over volcanic terrain in icy downpours above ten thousand feet, only to be affronted by the frightening charges of indignant giant silverbacks or to be treed by aggressive forest buffalos. Back in camp, he must nurture the sensitivity and patience needed for the demands of rehabilitating an orphaned baby gorilla. A Forest in the Clouds takes the armchair adventurer on a journey into an extraordinary world that now only exists in the memories of the very few who knew it.
Up Among The Mountain Gorillas
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Author : Walter Baumgartel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Up Among The Mountain Gorillas written by Walter Baumgartel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Gorilla categories.
Mountain Gorillas
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Author : Gene Eckhart
language : en
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Release Date : 2009-01-12
Mountain Gorillas written by Gene Eckhart and has been published by Johns Hopkins University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-12 with Science categories.
Tucked into one of the most beautiful and conflicted regions of the world are the last of the mountain gorillas. These apes have survived centuries of human encroachment into their habitat and range and decades of intense conflict and violence. The remaining 720 mountain gorillas exist in a fragile habitat, nestled in an area torn by human interests and needs for land, water, and minerals. With captivating photography and the most recent scientific research, Mountain Gorillas takes you deep into the montane rain forests of Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to reveal the complex story of the mountain gorillas of the Virunga Volcanos and Bwindi. Gene Eckhart and Annette Lanjouw reveal how humankind affects the gorillas and their habitat, detail the innovative conservation and education efforts undertaken by governments and nongovernmental organizations, and explain how ecotourism and other conservation-focused enterprises support efforts to protect the two mountain gorilla populations. This perfect blend of intimate photography, thought-provoking scholarship, and engaging stories demonstrates the inexorable ties among the animals, environment, and peoples of the region, and makes clear why the continued existence of the Virunga and Bwindi gorillas is so important. Mountain Gorillas features stunning photos and four appendices documenting key biological and ecological information, habitat vegetation, milestones in mountain gorilla conservation, and travel information.
In The Kingdom Of Gorillas
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Author : Bill Weber
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-01-10
In The Kingdom Of Gorillas written by Bill Weber and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-10 with Nature categories.
From the founders of the world-famous Mountain Gorilla Project, an empowering account of their efforts to save the mountain gorilla in Rwanda and how they succeeded—even in the midst of a horrendous civil war. In 1978, when Dr. Bill Weber and Dr. Amy Vedder arrived in Rwanda to study mountain gorillas with Dian Fossey, the gorilla population was teetering toward extinction. Poaching was rampant, but it was loss of habitat that most endangered the gorillas. When yet another slice of the Virunga Mountains was targeted for development, Weber and Vedder recognized that the gorillas were doomed unless something was done to save their land. Over Fossey's objections, they helped found the Mountain Gorilla Project. The MGP was designed to educate Rwandans about the gorillas and about the importance of conservation, while at the same time establishing an ecotourism project—one of the first anywhere in a rainforest—to bring desperately needed revenue to Rwanda. In vivid detail, Weber and Vedder describe their experiences getting to know entire families of gorillas, from powerful silverback patriarchs to helpless newborn infants. They tell us about the gorillas they recognized and came to know as individuals, stories both tragic and joyful. They describe a landscape that was heaven one day, green hell the next. And they tell of their discovery of the terrible and mysterious events surrounding Fossey's murder. They explain that the key to saving the mountain gorillas was helping the people of Rwanda—even in the face of a civil war—to share in the benefits of conservation. Rich with details about the gorillas' lives, the realities of conservation, and portraits of ordinary people caught in extraordinary times, this is a riveting adventure story that is sure to take its place among the classic accounts of the world of nature.
Breakfast In The Rainforest
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Author : Richard Sobol
language : en
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Release Date : 2008
Breakfast In The Rainforest written by Richard Sobol and has been published by Candlewick Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Presents the mountain gorilla in their remote habitat in Uganda, discussing the characteristics and behavior of the animals, the reasons for their endangered status, and the efforts being made to keep them from becoming extinct.
Gorillas In The Mist
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Author : Dian Fossey
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-10-04
Gorillas In The Mist written by Dian Fossey and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Dian Fossey's classic account of four gorilla families - one of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural world For thirteen years Dian Fossey lived and worked with Uncle Bert, Flossie, Beethoven, Pantsy and Digit in the remote rain forests of the volcanic Virunga Mountains in Africa, establishing an unprecedented relationship with these shy and affectionate beasts. In her base camp, 10,000 feet above sea-level, she struggled daily with rain, loneliness and the ever-constant threat of poachers who slaughtered her beloved gorillas with horrifying ferocity. African adventure, personal quest and scientific study, GORILLAS IN THE MIST is a unique and intimate glimpse into a vanishing world and a vanishing species.
Mountain Gorilla
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Author : Barbara A. Somervill
language : en
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Release Date : 2007-08-01
Mountain Gorilla written by Barbara A. Somervill and has been published by Cherry Lake this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The mountain gorillas of Central Africa are a critically endangered species because of poaching, hunting, habitat loss, exposure to human diseases, and war. Readers will find out more about how people are working together to save these animals through habitat conservation and education.
Mountain Gorillas
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Author : Rebecca E. Hirsch
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Release Date : 2017-08-01
Mountain Gorillas written by Rebecca E. Hirsch and has been published by Lerner Publications ™ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Learn what a mountain gorilla has in common with a hippopotamus. Find out what sets a mountain gorilla apart from a raccoon or a mountain lion. Readers will compare key traits of mountain gorillas—their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle—to traits of other mammals. Charts and sidebars support key ideas and provide details. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, readers will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a mammal and how mammals are alike and different from each other.
Mountain Gorilla
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Author : Marianne Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Paw Prints
Release Date : 2008-08-11
Mountain Gorilla written by Marianne Taylor and has been published by Paw Prints this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-11 with categories.
Discusses the plight of mountain gorillas and why they are near extinction, as well as some of the ways humans can help.