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The Neglected Ape
. Ed(S): Galdikas, Birute M. F.; Nadler, Ronald D.; Rosen, Ned; Sheeran, Lori K.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Galdikas, Birute M. F.; Nadler, Ronald D.; Rosen, Ned; Sheeran, Lori K. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 253 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
The orangutan is the most highly endangered species of great ape. Orangutans are threatened by deforestation, poaching, the illegal pet trade, and the isolation and fragmen tation of dwindling wild populations. Their conservation is impeded by certain aspects of their ecology (e. g. , a rain forest habitat) and certain features of their life history (e. g. , an eight-to twelve-year interbirth interval). Added to the U. S. Endangered Species List in 1970, the orangutan is now clearly on the road to extinction. The number of wild orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra is currently estimated to have decreased to between ... Read more
The orangutan is the most highly endangered species of great ape. Orangutans are threatened by deforestation, poaching, the illegal pet trade, and the isolation and fragmen tation of dwindling wild populations. Their conservation is impeded by certain aspects of their ecology (e. g. , a rain forest habitat) and certain features of their life history (e. g. , an eight-to twelve-year interbirth interval). Added to the U. S. Endangered Species List in 1970, the orangutan is now clearly on the road to extinction. The number of wild orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra is currently estimated to have decreased to between ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489910936
SKU
V9781489910936
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99-15
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