Gorilla doctors : saving endangered great apes / Pamela S. Turner.
2005
SF997.5.G65 T87 2005 (Mapit)
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Title
Gorilla doctors : saving endangered great apes / Pamela S. Turner.
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ISBN
0618445552
Publication Details
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2005.
Language
English
Description
64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Item Number
9780618445554
Call Number
SF997.5.G65 T87 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
333.95/988416/096751
Summary
Mountain gorillas are one of the most endangered species in the world. Now they are facing a new threat, from the very tourism that is helping to protect them: exposure to human disease. This is the story of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project and its work to provide medical care to the gorillas.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62).
Awards
Henry Bergh Children's Award, 2005.
Series
Scientists in the field
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