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Saving the Gray Whale: People, Politics, and Conservation in Baja California (Society, Environment, and Place)
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Description for Saving the Gray Whale: People, Politics, and Conservation in Baja California (Society, Environment, and Place)
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RNKH; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Once hunted by whalers and now the darling of ecotourists, the gray whale has become part of the culture, history, politics, and geography of Mexico's most isolated region. After the harvesting of gray whales was banned by international law in 1946, their populations rebounded; but while they are no longer hunted for their oil, these creatures are now chased up and down the lagoons of southern Baja California by whalewatchers. This book uses the biology and politics associated with gray whales in Mexican waters to present an unusual case study in conservation and politics. It provides an inside look at ... Read more
Once hunted by whalers and now the darling of ecotourists, the gray whale has become part of the culture, history, politics, and geography of Mexico's most isolated region. After the harvesting of gray whales was banned by international law in 1946, their populations rebounded; but while they are no longer hunted for their oil, these creatures are now chased up and down the lagoons of southern Baja California by whalewatchers. This book uses the biology and politics associated with gray whales in Mexican waters to present an unusual case study in conservation and politics. It provides an inside look at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816518463
SKU
V9780816518463
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Ref
99-1
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