A naturalist and other beasts : tales from a life in the field / George B. Schaller ; with photographs by the author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaller, George B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schaller, George B--Travel.

Schaller, George B.

Zoology--Fieldwork--Anecdotes.

Zoology.

Animals--Anecdotes.

Animals.

Travel.

Genre:

Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Sierra Club Books, 2010, ©2007.

Summary:

This volume presents 19 short pieces culled from the dozens of articles and books written by the author during half a century spent observing animals around the world. The selections include studies of the daily lives of such exotic beasts as jaguars in Brazil; tigers in central India; lions, wildebeest and cheetahs in Tanzania's Serengeti Plain; giant pandas in China; snow leopards in Pakistan; and chiru (antelope) in the uplands of the Tibetan Plateau. Entwined with his descriptions of the animals are vivid pictures of his own life in the field treks to remote places, camps established in tents and huts, hours perched in trees and other uncomfortable posts. Schaller began his career as a field biologist but, as these essays show, broadened his outlook over the years to become an outspoken advocate for wild animals and their habitats, helping to establish many wildlife conservation programs.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction: of marvels and memories

Prologue : feral biologist

1. The Americas. Arctic legacy caribou

Raising Siegfried great blue heron

Glories of another world rainforest

The mouse that barks capybara

Stalking the Pantanal jaguar

2. Africa. In the path of conflict mountain gorilla

Memories of Eden Serengeti

Watching the pride lion

A movable feast wildebeest

An elegant cat cheetah

3. South Asia, China, and Mongolia. Light in the forest tiger

Tracking new species saola

Chinese treasures : golden monkey and takin

Bound to bamboo giant panda

A golden horde Mongolian gazelle

4. The Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau. Ghost of the Hindu Kush snow leopard

Grazing the mountain's edge bharal

Tibetan prairie dogs pika

In a high and sacred realm chiru

The wildlife conservation society

Selected bibliography

Credits for reprinted material

About the author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270).

ISBN:

9781578051700

1578051703

OCLC:

436620821

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