Fire and fauna tales of a life untamed
"Wildlife biologist and gopher tortoise expert Joan E. Berish has spent her life studying and appreciating animals. From Fire to Fauna is a unique, educational, and often humorous memoir reflecting the life of a woman in the field of wildlife conservation and her associated escapades early in l...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A&M University Press
[2019]
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Integrative natural history series. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44374616*spi |
| Sumario: | "Wildlife biologist and gopher tortoise expert Joan E. Berish has spent her life studying and appreciating animals. From Fire to Fauna is a unique, educational, and often humorous memoir reflecting the life of a woman in the field of wildlife conservation and her associated escapades early in life and today. Berish recounts her eventful and sometimes absurd journey to become a wildlife researcher. Outrunning treetop flames, spending a night in jail with a threatened species, and surviving a stalled airplane engine while searching for a missing tortoise, Berish introduces readers to the adventures, triumphs, and heartbreaks that comprise a lifetime of working with animals, animals, both domestic and wild"-- |
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| Notas: | Incluye índice. Series information from dust jacket. |
| Descripción Física: | x, 235 p., [24] p. de lám |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781623498320 |
