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- Author : Anonim
- Publsiher : Academic Press
- Release : 23 November 2019
- ISBN : 012815506X
- Pages : 658 pages
- Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews
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Read or download book entitled Pangolins written by Anonim which was release on 23 November 2019, this book published by Academic Press. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle Format. Book excerpt: Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation brings together experts from around the world to document the most up-to-date scientific knowledge on pangolins and their conservation. It chronicles threats facing the species, explores the current initiatives required to protect them, and looks ahead at the future of pangolin science and conservation efforts. Led by a team of editors with more than 20 years collective experience in pangolin conservation, this book includes accounts of the species’ evolution, morphology, and systematics. It discusses the role of pangolins in historically symbolic, mythological, and ritualistic practices across Africa, Asia, and Europe, as well as contemporary practices including international trafficking. Chapters in the latter portion of this book focus on conservation solutions, including law enforcement and international policy, behavior change, local community engagement, ex situ conservation, tourism, and other interventions needed to secure the future of the species. Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation is the latest volume in Elsevier’s species-specific series, Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and students in species conservation science, planning, and policymaking. Provides detailed accounts of the natural history and conservation status of each pangolin species Explores the cultural significance of pangolins, historic and contemporary use, and international trade and trafficking Discusses conservation solutions ranging from law enforcement and local community engagement to ex situ conservation, innovative finance, and tourism
- Author : Anonim
- Publisher : Academic Press
- Release Date : 2019-11-23
- Total pages : 658
- ISBN : 012815506X
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Summary : Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation brings together experts from around the world to document the most up-to-date scientific knowledge on pangolins and their conservation. It chronicles threats facing the species, explores the current initiatives required to protect them, and looks ahead at the future of pangolin science and conservation efforts. ...
- Author : Suzi Eszterhas
- Publisher : Millbrook Press TM
- Release Date : 2022-10-04
- Total pages : 40
- ISBN : 012815506X
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Summary : Prized for their hard scales, pangolins are one of the most poached animals on the planet. They are also highly endangered. Yet scientists know very little about them. Pangolin rescuers and researchers such as Thai Nguyen have the difficult task of saving pangolins, changing local laws to prevent poaching, educating ...
- Author : Marika Price,Zach Spitulski
- Publisher : Moon Grove Studios
- Release Date : 2019-03-15
- Total pages : 44
- ISBN : 012815506X
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- Publisher : JHU Press
- Release Date : 2007-09-07
- Total pages : 643
- ISBN : 012815506X
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- Author : Marian Armstrong
- Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
- Release Date : 2007
- Total pages : 59
- ISBN : 012815506X
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Summary : Presents alphabetized profiles of more than five hundred animals, plants, microorganisms, habitats, and issues on scientific management and research, and includes a glossary and lists of further resources....
- Author : Christopher Reed Coggins
- Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
- Release Date : 2002-09-30
- Total pages : 360
- ISBN : 012815506X
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Summary : This work examines historical perceptions of nature in China and the relationship between insider and outsider, state and village, top-down conservation policy and community autonomy....
- Author : J. D. Skinner,Christian T. Chimimba
- Publisher : Cambridge University Press
- Release Date : 2005-11-15
- Total pages : 814
- ISBN : 012815506X
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Summary : The definitive reference covering mammals of the southern African subregion. Extensively revised and updated for this new edition....
- Author : Alicia Hahn
- Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
- Release Date : 2019-06-10
- Total pages : 440
- ISBN : 012815506X
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Summary : Zoo and Wild Mammal Formulary offers fast access to authoritative dosing information for drugs used in more than 35 zoo and wild mammal groups, including marsupials, bears, and elephants. Taking an easy-to-use tabular format, the book is organized by taxa, with drug doses sorted by type and alphabetically arranged in every ...
- Author : Peter Stoett,Delon Alain Omrow
- Publisher : Springer Nature
- Release Date : 2020-12-01
- Total pages : 302
- ISBN : 012815506X
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Summary : This book explores violence against the environment within the broad scope of transnational environmental crime (TEC): its extent, perpetrators, and responses. TEC has become one of the greatest threats to environmental and human security today, as well as a lucrative enterprise and a mode of life in many regions of ...
- Author : Eluned Price
- Publisher : Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
- Release Date : 1973
- Total pages : 44
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Summary : Annual scientific publication from Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust....
- Author : Julie Scardina,Jeff Flocken
- Publisher : Hachette UK
- Release Date : 2012-03-06
- Total pages : 264
- ISBN : 012815506X
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Summary : With one-third of known species being threatened with extinction, wildlife conservationists are some of the most important heroes on the planet, and Wildlife Heroes profiles the work of 40 of the leading conservationists and the animals and causes they are committed to saving, such as Belinda Low (zebras), Iain Douglas-Hamilton (elephants), ...
- Author : Lars Werdelin,William Joseph Sanders
- Publisher : Univ of California Press
- Release Date : 2010-07-20
- Total pages : 986
- ISBN : 012815506X
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Summary : "This impressively comprehensive volume is a long-awaited and worthy successor to the now outdated 1978 classic, Evolution of African Mammals. A must-have reference work for everyone interested in mammalian evolution." David Pilbeam, Harvard University and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology --...
- Author : Re:wild,Syd Robinson
- Publisher : Simon and Schuster
- Release Date : 2021-12-07
- Total pages : 256
- ISBN : 012815506X
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Summary : Celebrate our amazing world with this fascinating and entertaining book featuring wow-worthy animal facts and beautiful photos that will remind you of what we risk losing if we don’t make changes to our environment. Ever hear of the Pink-headed Duck? What about Romeo the Frog, a type of rare ...
- Author : Jane Goodall
- Publisher : Astra Publishing House
- Release Date : 2021-07-13
- Total pages : 32
- ISBN : 012815506X
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Summary : From legendary naturalist Jane Goodall, an absorbing fictional tale that will steal hearts and open minds about the plight of the pangolin, the only mammalian species with scales, and endangered by illegal trafficking. After a blissful babyhood being cared for by her loving mother, Pangolina ventures out alone into the ...
- Author : R. Eric Miller,Murray E. Fowler
- Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
- Release Date : 2014-07-31
- Total pages : 792
- ISBN : 012815506X
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Summary : Logically organized by taxonomic groups, this up-to-date text covers the diagnosis and treatment of all zoo animal species and free-ranging wildlife, including amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and fish, unlikely to be seen by private practice veterinarians. Featuring full-color images, the consistent, user-friendly format supplies information on each animal’s biology, ...
