Gorilla doctors : saving endangered great apes / Pamela S. Turner.
By: Turner, Pamela S.
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BookSeries: Scientists in the field. Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005Description: 64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.ISBN: 9780618445554 (hc.); 0618445552 (hc.).Subject(s): Gorilla -- Wounds and injuries -- Rwanda -- Parc national des volcans -- Juvenile literature | Gorilla -- Diseases -- Rwanda -- Parc national des volcans -- Juvenile literature | Wildlife veterinarians -- Rwanda -- Parc national des volcans -- Juvenile literature | Parc national des volcans (Rwanda) -- Juvenile literature | Gorilla | Veterinarians | Endangered species | Parc national des volcans (Rwanda) | Gorillas | Veterinarians | Endangered speciesDDC classification: 333.95/988416/096751 Awards: D.C.F. Award 2006-07.Summary: Presents a full-color-illustrated examination of the Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda, and describes the effects of human exposure on the gorillas, how emergency medical care is provided to them in the wild, and ways to protect their species from poachers and common human diseases.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
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Presents a full-color-illustrated examination of the Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda, and describes the effects of human exposure on the gorillas, how emergency medical care is provided to them in the wild, and ways to protect their species from poachers and common human diseases.
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D.C.F. Award 2006-07.
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