Gorilla doctors : saving endangered great apes /

Mountain gorillas are one of the most endangered species in the world. Now they are facing a new threat, from the very tourism that is helping to protect them: exposure to human disease. This is the story of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project and its work to provide medical care to the gorillas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Turner, Pamela S.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2005.
Series:	Scientists in the field.
Subjects:	Gorilla > Wounds and injuries > Rwanda > Parc national des volcans. Gorilla > Diseases > Rwanda > Parc national des volcans. Wildlife veterinarians > Rwanda > Parc national des volcans. Parc national des volcans (Rwanda) Gorilla > Wounds and injuries. Gorilla > Diseases. Picture books for children > Juvenile literature.

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Summary:	Mountain gorillas are one of the most endangered species in the world. Now they are facing a new threat, from the very tourism that is helping to protect them: exposure to human disease. This is the story of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project and its work to provide medical care to the gorillas.
Physical Description:	64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Awards:	American Library Association, 2006. Bank Street College, 2005.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index.
ISBN:	0618445552