The snow leopard project : and other adventures in warzone conservation
2019
Book
Looks at how an international group is working to preserve Afghanistan's wildlife in the wake of years of war, describing how they have risked their safety to create a national park, perform wildlife surveys, and fight poaching.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9781610396950
- 1610396952
Edition: First edition.
Description: 278 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
- Bird-watching with the Taliban
- The snow leopard start-up
- Afghanistan's biological silk road
- The ordinary extraordinary life in Kabul
- The forgotten peoples on the roof of the world
- The Buddhas of Band-e-Amir
- Vampires in the land of light
- The search for the last Afghan cheetah
- Adventures in conservation diplomacy
- Back in the CCCP
- The snow leopard comforter
- Epilogue: the snow leopard project.
LCCN: 2018029065
Control Number: 2647777
Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, 2019.Subjects: