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Life in the Valley of Death - Alan Rabinowitz

Life in the Valley of Death

The Fight to Save Tigers in a Land of Guns, Gold, and Greed

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Buch | Hardcover
248 Seiten
2007
Island Press (Verlag)
978-1-59726-129-6 (ISBN)
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Dubbed the Indiana Jones of wildlife science by the "New York Times," Rabinowitz has devoted--and risked--his life to protect natures great endangered mammals. This book recounts his most ambitious and dangerous adventure yet: the creation of the worlds largest tiger preserve.
Dubbed the Indiana Jones of wildlife science by The New York Times, Alan Rabinowitz has devoted--and risked--his life to protect nature's great endangered mammals. He has journeyed to the remote corners of the earth in search of wild things, weathering treacherous terrain, plane crashes, and hostile governments. Life in the Valley of Death recounts his most ambitious and dangerous adventure yet: the creation of the world's largest tiger preserve.

The tale is set in the lush Hukaung Valley of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. An escape route for refugees fleeing the Japanese army during World War II, this rugged stretch of land claimed the lives of thousands of children, women, and soldiers. Today it is home to one of the largest tiger populations outside of India--a population threatened by rampant poaching and the recent encroachment of gold prospectors.

To save the remaining tigers, Rabinowitz must navigate not only an unforgiving landscape, but the tangled web of politics in Myanmar. Faced with a military dictatorship, an insurgent army, tribes once infamous for taking the heads of their enemies, and villagers living on less than one U.S. dollar per day, the scientist and adventurer most comfortable with animals is thrust into a diplomatic minefield. As he works to balance the interests of disparate factions and endangered wildlife, his own life is threatened by an incurable disease.

The resulting story is one of destruction and loss, but also renewal. In forests reviled as the valley of death, Rabinowitz finds new life for himself, for communities haunted by poverty and violence, and for the tigers he vowed to protect.

Alan Rabinowitz is President and CEO of Panthera, the world's largest wild cat conservation organization. He has authored dozens of scientific and popular articles and six books, including Jaguar, Chasing the Dragon's Tail, and Beyond the Last Village. Dr. Rabinowitz has been profiled in The New York Times, Scientific American, Audubon, and National Geographic Adventure, and was the subject of a highly praised PBS/National Geographic television special, "In Search of the Jaguar."

Erscheint lt. Verlag 13.11.2007
Zusatzinfo Illustrations
Verlagsort Washington
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Reisen Reiseberichte Asien
Reisen Reiseführer Asien
ISBN-10 1-59726-129-7 / 1597261297
ISBN-13 978-1-59726-129-6 / 9781597261296
Zustand Neuware
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