A Naturalist and Other Beasts
A Naturalist and Other Beasts: Tales From a Life in the Field George B. Schaller,
Publisher: Sierra Club Books
ISBN: 1578051290
DDC: 590
Edition: Hardcover; 2007-04-01
Summary:
Since the 1950s, eminent field biologist George Schaller has roamed
through many lands observing wild animals and conducting landmark
long-term studies that have deepened our understanding of these
creatures. He has reported and reflected on his work in classic books
such as The Year of the Gorilla, The Last Panda, and National Book
Award winner The Serengeti Lion, but much of his best writing has
been ephemeral, published in magazines only to drop out of sight.
This collection features nineteen short pieces, here brought together
in book form for the first time, offering a unique overview of his
remarkable career.Chapters describe stalking tigers in India and
jaguars in Brazil's Pantanal swamps, studying mountain gorillas in
Rwanda and predator - prey relations in the Serengeti, tracking new
species on the wild border of Vietnam and Laos, searching for snow
leopards in the Hindu Kush, and Schaller's groundbreaking work with
giant pandas in Sichuan. Later accounts broaden the focus from
individual creatures to whole ecosystems. "The careless rapture of my
early studies has been replaced more and more by efforts to protect
animals and their habitats," he writes. New to this book are
Schaller's introductions for each chapter, which add and update
information, and an overall introduction that looks back on his
career. His own photographs appear throughout: of animals and their
behavior, of fieldwork, of the author and his family "on location" in
temporary homes from a hut in the African highlands to a tent in the
snowy mountains of China.
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