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Our Vanishing Relative
Rijksen, H.D.; Meijaard, E.
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Description for Our Vanishing Relative
Hardback. The orang-utan faces extinction because it is dependent on a rain-forest habitat that is rapidly being demolished due to human greed, and a growing human population. The author conducted island-spanning surveys in Borneo and Sumatra to reveal the ape's whereabouts. This book tells the story of their findings. Num Pages: 486 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; PSVW79; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
In the 1960s, it was believed that no more than about 4,000 orang-utans remained in the wild. Consequently, IUCN - The World Conservation Union - declared the ape an endangered species, demanding its world-wide protection. Nevertheless, the orang-utan today faces extinction because it is dependent on a rain-forest habitat that is rapidly being demolished due to human greed, and a growing human population.
Rijksen was among the first to make a detailed study of the ape in the wild, emerging as an authority on orang-utan conservation. In the late ... Read more
In the 1960s, it was believed that no more than about 4,000 orang-utans remained in the wild. Consequently, IUCN - The World Conservation Union - declared the ape an endangered species, demanding its world-wide protection. Nevertheless, the orang-utan today faces extinction because it is dependent on a rain-forest habitat that is rapidly being demolished due to human greed, and a growing human population.
Rijksen was among the first to make a detailed study of the ape in the wild, emerging as an authority on orang-utan conservation. In the late ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
Number of Pages
486
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792357544
SKU
V9780792357544
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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