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Dreaming in turtle : a journey through the passion, profit, and peril of our most coveted prehistoric creatures / Peter Laufer Ph.D. ; foreword by Richard Branson.

Laufer, Peter, 1950- author.
2018
QL666.C5 L38 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
Dreaming in turtle : a journey through the passion, profit, and peril of our most coveted prehistoric creatures / Peter Laufer Ph.D. ; foreword by Richard Branson.
Author
Laufer, Peter, 1950- author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781250128096 (hardcover)
1250128099 (hardcover)
9781250128102 (electronic book)
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
xi, 290 pages ; 25 cm
Call Number
QL666.C5 L38 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
597.92
Summary
Traces the ongoing challenges to endangered turtle populations, evaluating the global trade practices, limited supply, and increasing demand in high-population world regions that have compromised conservation efforts.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 277) and index.
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The majestic turtle
The timeless allure
The voracious consumers
The tawdry marketplaces
The prodigious farms
The illicit hunts
The wily smugglers
The frustrated cops
The pitiful casualties
The conflicted public & the dedicated conservationists
The imminent future
Epilogue a call to action.

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