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Author:

Girling, Richard, author.

Title:

The hunt for the golden mole : all creatures great and small and why they matter / Richard Girling.

Publisher:

Counterpoint Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

312 p. ;

Subject:

Golden moles--Somalia.
Extinct animals--Somalia.
Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects.
Nature conservation--South Africa.
Biodiversity--South Africa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

Taking as its narrative engine the hunt for an animal that is legendarily rare, Richard Girling writes an engaging and highly informative history of humankind's interest in hunting and collecting -- what prompts us to do this? What good might come of our need to catalog all the living things of the natural world?

ISBN:

1619024500 : HRD
9781619024502 : HRD

LCCN:

2014022506

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)