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In the Kingdom of Gorillas, Fragile Species in a Dangerous Land
by Bill Weber • Amy Vedder
- NATURAL HISTORY
- 2002
- PAPER
- 384 PAGES
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A gripping account of conservation, ecology and politics in Rwanda's Virunga Mountains by the husband-and-wife team who worked with Diane Fossey in the 1970s. The team offer insight into what went so terribly wrong with the Mountain Gorilla Project, and the importance of involving the local communities in conservation.
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by Dian Fossey
- NATURAL HISTORY
- 2000
- PAPER
- 326 PAGES
Fossey's highly personal, detailed account of the ecology and behavior of the mountain gorilla of Virunga based on her 13 years among "the greatest of the great apes." (UGD05, $15.95)
by George Schaller
- NATURAL HISTORY
- 2010
- PAPER
- 290 PAGES
Schaller's vivid tale of adventures among the gorillas of the Virunga volcanoes of Zaire, Rwanda and Uganda -- a wonderful account of field work under difficult and sometimes dangerous circumstances by one of the great wildlife biologists. (UGD03, $25.00)
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