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The Black Rhinos of Namibia : Searching for Survivors in the African Desert
by Bass, Rick
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- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0547055218
- ISBN 13
- 9780547055213
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Synopsis
“An extraordinary exploration and meditation . . . [Bass] transports us along on this wonder-filled tour, full of hardness and hope, into an otherworldly place that mirrors our own.” — National Geographic Traveler Black rhinos are not actually black. They are, however, giant animals with tiny eyes, feet the diameter of laundry baskets, and horns that are prized for both their aesthetic and medicinal qualities. Until recently, these creatures were perched on the edge of extinction, their numbers dwindling as they succumbed to poachers and the ravages of civil war. Now their numbers are rising, thanks to a groundbreaking new conservation method from the Save the Rhino Trust: make sure that rhinos are worth more alive than dead. Rick Bass, who has long worn the uneasy mantle of both activist and hunter, traveled to Namibia to find black rhinos. The tale of his journey provides a deeper understanding of these amazing animals and of just what needs to be done to protect them. “Bass provides a singularly thoughtful portrait of a unique animal, and a meditation on mankind’s relationship to both it and the natural world as a whole.” — Minneapolis Star Tribune
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- Better World Books
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- 15343382-6
- Title
- The Black Rhinos of Namibia : Searching for Survivors in the African Desert
- Author
- Bass, Rick
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Trade Cloth
- ISBN 10
- 0547055218
- ISBN 13
- 9780547055213
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston And New York
- This edition first published
- 2012-08-07
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