Among chimpanzees, field notes from the race to save our endangered relatives, Nancy J. Merrick
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Among chimpanzees, field notes from the race to save our endangered relatives, Nancy J. Merrick
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-244) and index
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non fiction
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Among chimpanzees
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Nancy J. Merrick
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field notes from the race to save our endangered relatives
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"A former student and colleague of Jane Goodall shares stories of chimps and their heroes, and takes readers on a journey to save man’s closest relative."--from the publisher's website
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Foreword / by Jane Goodall -- Preface -- Part I. Return to Africa, 2008. Dâejáa vu in paradise ; Sanctuary ; New arrivals ; Full circle ; Facade and survival -- Part II. Gombe east and Gombe west, 1972-1976. The path to Gombe Stream ; A different time ; New developments ; Kobi ; Kigoma bound ; After Gombe -- Part III. Great ape advocates/what we learned, 2008-2011. Sounding the alarm ; In the nick of time ; Linking destinies in Uganda : 2011 ; Africa's sanctuaries and fragmented forests ; Ending bushmeat ; Chimps, guerrillas, and Dr. Hamburg ; Carole Noon and the power of one ; Zoos ; For your entertainment -- Part IV. Making it happen. The future of the Gombe chimps ; The Congo Basin ; Hail Mary : what one person can do ; Roots & Shoots, and final reflections -- Epilogue
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