Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes (Scientists in the Field Series)
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- Synopsis
- Mountain gorillas are playful, curious, and protective of their families. They are also one of the most endangered species in the world. For years, mountain gorillas have faced the threat of death by poachers. Funds raised by "gorilla tourism"-bringing people into the forest to see gorillas-have helped protect them. This tourism is vital, but contact between gorillas and people brought a new threat to the gorillas: human disease. The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project is a group of scientists working to save the mountain gorilla population in Rwanda and Uganda. The gorilla doctors study the effects of human exposure, provide emergency care, and act as foster parents to an orphaned gorilla.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 64 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780547530772
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780547014333
- Publisher:
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Date of Addition:
- 07/30/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Pamela S. Turner
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Grade Levels:
- Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
- Reading Age:
- 10–12
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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