Mountain Gorillas: Biology, Conservation, and Coexistence
- 作者
- 出版社 Johns Hopkins University Press
- 出版时间 2008年10月
- ISBN 9780801890116
- 定价 1025.31
内容简介
Withcaptivatingphotographyandthemostrecentscientificresearch,MountainGorillastakesyoudeepintothemontanerainforestsofUganda,Rwanda,andtheDemocraticRepublicofCongotorevealthecomplexstoryofthemountaingorillasoftheVirungaVolcanoesandBwindiImpenetrableForest.GeneEckhartandAnnetteLanjouwrevealhowhumankindaffectsthegorillasandtheirhabitat,detailtheinnovativeconservationandeducationeffortsundertakenbygovernmentsandnongovernmentalorganizations,andexplainhowecotourismandotherconservation-focusedenterprisessupporteffortstoprotectthetwomountaingorillapopulations.Thisblendofintimatephotography,thought-provokingscholarship,andengagingstoriesdemonstratestheinexorabletiesamongtheanimals,environment,andpeoplesoftheregion,andmakesclearwhythecontinuedexistenceoftheVirungaandBwindigorillasissoimportant.MountainGorillasfeaturesstunningphotographsandfourappendicesdocumentingkeybiologicalandecologicalinformation,habitatvegetation,milestonesinmountaingorillaconservation,andtravelinformation.,Tuckedintooneofthemostbeautifulandconflictedregionsoftheworldarethelastofthemountaingorillas.Theseapeshavesurvivedcenturiesofhumanencroachmentintotheirhabitatandrangeanddecadesofintenseconflictandviolence.Theremaining720mountaingorillasexistinafragilehabitat,nestledinanareatornbyhumaninterestsandneedsforland,water,andminerals.Withcaptivatingphotographyandthemostrecentscientificresearch,MountainGorillastakesyoudeepintothemontanerainforestsofUganda,Rwanda,andtheDemocraticRepublicofCongotorevealthecomplexstoryofthemountaingorillasoftheVirungaVolcanosandBwindi.GeneEckhartandAnnetteLanjouwrevealhowhumankindaffectsthegorillasandtheirhabitat,detailtheinnovativeconservationandeducationeffortsundertakenbygovernmentsandnongovernmentalorganizations,andexplainhowecotourismandotherconservation-focusedenterprisessupporteffortstoprotectthetwomountaingorillapopulations.Thisperfectblendofintimatephotography,thought-provokingscholarship,andengagingstoriesdemonstratestheinexorabletiesamongtheanimals,environment,andpeoplesoftheregion,andmakesclearwhythecontinuedexistenceoftheVirungaandBwindigorillasissoimportant.MountainGorillasfeaturesstunningphotosandfourappendicesdocumentingkeybiologicalandecologicalinformation,habitatvegetation,milestonesinmountaingorillaconservation,andtravelinformation.,
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