Displaying 1 of 1 2012 Format: Book Author: Schaller, George B. Title: Tibet wild : a naturalist's journeys on the roof of the world / George B. Schaller. Publisher, Date: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2012. Description: 372 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: Presents the author's account of three decades of exploration in the most remote stretches of Tibet: the wide, sweeping rangelands of the Chang Tang and the hidden canyons and plunging ravines of the southeastern forest. Subjects: Natural history -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: A covenant with China -- Riddle of the calving ground -- The longest walk -- A deadly fashion -- A gift to the spirit -- The good pika -- Chang Tang traverse -- Feral naturalist -- Two mountains and a river -- Into the hidden land -- Tibetan wild sheep scandal -- Wild icon of the Pamirs -- A bear in the house -- The snow leopard. LCCN: 2011049249 ISBN: 1610911725 9781610911726 9781610915069 1610915062 Other Number: 768126315 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 355745 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 508.51 Schaller Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
