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Author:

Merrick, Nancy J.

Title:

Among chimpanzees : field notes from the race to save our endangered relatives / Nancy J. Merrick.

Publisher:

Beacon Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xv, 254 pages : illustration, map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Chimpanzees--Conservation--Africa, East.
Wildlife conservationists--Africa, East.
Primatologists--Africa, East.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-244) and index.

Contents:

Foreword / by Jane Goodall -- Preface -- Part I. Return to Africa, 2008. Dâejáa vu in paradise ; Sanctuary ; New arrivals ; Full circle ; Facade and survival -- Part II. Gombe east and Gombe west, 1972-1976. The path to Gombe Stream ; A different time ; New developments ; Kobi ; Kigoma bound ; After Gombe -- Part III. Great ape advocates/what we learned, 2008-2011. Sounding the alarm ; In the nick of time ; Linking destinies in Uganda : 2011 ; Africa's sanctuaries and fragmented forests ; Ending bushmeat ; Chimps, guerrillas, and Dr. Hamburg ; Carole Noon and the power of one ; Zoos ; For your entertainment -- Part IV. Making it happen. The future of the Gombe chimps ; The Congo Basin ; Hail Mary : what one person can do ; Roots & Shoots, and final reflections -- Epilogue.

ISBN:

0807084905 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
9780807084908 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

LCCN:

2013045229

Locations:

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

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)