Turner, Pamela S.

Gorilla doctors : saving endangered great apes / Pamela S. Turner. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005. - 64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm. - Scientists in the field .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.

Kirkus Starred

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.

7.1 Follett Library Resources 3-6

D.C.F. Award 2006-07.

9780618445554 (hc.) 0618445552 (hc.)

2004009213


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.
Gorilla.
Veterinarians.
Endangered species.
Gorillas.
Veterinarians.
Endangered species.


Parc national des volcans (Rwanda)--Juvenile literature.
Parc national des volcans (Rwanda)

SF997.5.G65 / T87 2005

333.95/988416/096751