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Title The hunt for the golden mole : all creatures great and small, and why they matter / Richard Girling.
Author Girling, Richard, author.
Publication Info. Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint, [2014]
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  591.68 GIR    Check Shelves
Description 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
text txt rdacontent.
still image sti rdacontent.
unmediated n rdamedia.
volume nc rdacarrier.
Note "First published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus, 2014"--Title page verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-298) and index.
Contents Dr. Storer in the chair -- Rhinoceros pie -- Beings akin to ourselves -- Werewolf seized in Southend -- Penitent butchers -- Resurrection -- Chopsticks -- Ol Pejeta -- The virtuous circle -- Unpronounceable teeth -- Valete et salvete -- Unbelievabilia -- The mole.
Summary Chronicles the history of the conservation movement and the scientific debate about extinction as reflected by the search for the elusive Somali golden mole.
Subject Golden moles -- Somalia.
Extinct animals -- Somalia.
Girling, Richard -- Travel -- Africa.
Hunting -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Nature conservation -- South Africa.
Biodiversity -- South Africa.
Rare mammals -- Africa.
Biodiversity conservation -- Social aspects.
Wildlife conservation -- Social aspects.
ISBN 9781619024502 (alk. paper) : $26.00
1619024500 (alk. paper)
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