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Pandas to penguins : ethical encounters with animals at risk / Melissa Gaskill

Author
Gaskill, Melissa
Published
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
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1 online resource
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Animals at Risk and Responsible Wildlife Tourism; North America; Gray Wolf; Hawaiian Monk Seal; Humpback Whale; Monarch Butterfly; Sandhill Crane; Whooping Crane; Central and South America; Amazon River Dolphin; American or West Indian Manatee; Blue- throated Macaw; Jaguar; Southern Rockhopper Penguin; Whale Shark; Indo-Pacific and Asia; Bengal Tiger; Giant Panda; Great Barrier Reef, Reef- Building Corals; Hawksbill Sea Turtle; Yellow-eyed Penguin; Africa; African Lion; African Penguin; Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur and Eastern Mountain GorillaWestern Lowland Gorilla; Europe; Arctic Fox; European Bison; European Mink; Iberian Lynx; Index
Summary
Perhaps nothing about nature calls to us as deeply as wild animals. To see an enormous whale leaping out of the water, the eerily human eyes of a gorilla, or the comical waddle of a penguin; to hear the ethereal howl of a wolf or majestic roar of a lion?these experiences change us. Around the world, animal populations are threatened by loss of habitat, pollution, climate change, overhunting, and poaching?and yet wildlife-based tourism is growing rapidly and makes up as much as forty percent of the worldwide tourism industry today. In Pandas to Penguins, nature journalist Melissa Gaskill profiles twenty-five species and one endangered ecosystem, highlighting local ecofriendly travel outfitters operating in the area for those seeking out their own enriching personal experience with wildlife. She provides basic information about each animal?s behavior and biology, descriptions of the threats they face, and maps, photographs, and first-person accounts of wildlife watching. Each species meets three basic criteria: 1) some level of risk to its survival, 2) a reasonably accessible habitat where travelers have a chance to view the animal in the wild in its natural setting, and 3) responsible tourism that directly benefits the animal or its habitat. More than a wildlife bucket list or an exhortation to "see them before they?re gone," this guide is intended to identify wildlife experiences that can be life changing for people as well as animals. Extinction is tragic but not inevitable. We can all do something to make a difference, and Pandas to Penguins is an important resource for adventurers and armchair travelers alike.
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ISBN
9781623496708 (electronic bk.)
1623496705 (electronic bk.)
9781623496692
Note
Includes index.
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