Patricia Chapple Wright

For the Love of Lemurs

My Life in the Wilds of Madagascar

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Produktbeschreibung

In 1986, primatologist Patricia Chapple Wright was given a seemingly impossible task: to travel to the rainforests of Madagascar and find the greater bamboo lemur, a species that hadnt been seen in the wild for thirty years. Not only did Wright discover that the primate still existed but that it lived alongside a completely new species. What followed was a love affair with an animal and a country that continues to this day. In this frank and enchanting sequel to High Moon Over the Amazon, Wright recounts the many challenges she faced, including separation from her daughter, a tempestuous romance with a fellow scientist, and political upheaval that threatens her dream of establishing a national park to ensure the safety of her precious lemurs. But in the end, her tenacity, daring, and passion for this endangered primate lead to extraordinary scientific breakthroughs and help bring the animal back from the brink of extinction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lantern Publishing & Media
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 447g
• ISBN-13: 9781590565476
• ISBN-10: 1590565479
• Artikelnr.: 45233430

Autorenporträt

Patricia Chapple Wright is a primatologist, anthropologist, and conservationist. She is best known for her extensive study of social and family interactions of wild lemurs in Madagascar. She established the Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments at Stony Brook University. She worked extensively on conservation and contributed to the establishment of the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar.