The last unicorn : a search for one of Earth's rarest creatures
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, ©2015.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
591.68 DEBUY
1 available
591.68 DEBUY
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, ©2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-342) and index.
Description
"In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with beautiful long horns. It turned out to be a living species new to western science -- a saola, the first large land mammal discovered in 50 years. Rare then and rarer now, no westerner had glimpsed a live saola before Pulitzer Prize finalist and nature writer William deBuys and conservation biologist William Robichaud set off to search for it in the wilds of central Laos. The team endured a punishing trek, up and down whitewater rivers and through mountainous terrain ribboned with the snare lines of armed poachers. In the tradition of Bruce Chatwin, Colin Thubron, and Peter Matthiessen, THE LAST UNICORN is deBuys's look deep into one of the world's most remote places. As in the pursuit of the unicorn, the journey ultimately becomes a quest for the essence of wildness in nature, and an encounter with beauty"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Endangered species -- Laos -- Nakai-Nam Theun National Biodiversity Conservation Area.
Nakai-Nam Theun National Biodiversity Conservation Area (Laos)
Saola -- Laos -- Nakai-Nam Theun National Biodiversity Conservation Area.
Wildlife conservation -- Laos -- Nakai-Nam Theun National Biodiversity Conservation Area.
Nakai-Nam Theun National Biodiversity Conservation Area (Laos)
Saola -- Laos -- Nakai-Nam Theun National Biodiversity Conservation Area.
Wildlife conservation -- Laos -- Nakai-Nam Theun National Biodiversity Conservation Area.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
DeBuys, W. (2015). The last unicorn: a search for one of Earth's rarest creatures (First edition.). Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)DeBuys, William, 1949-. 2015. The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)DeBuys, William, 1949-. The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)DeBuys, William. The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures First edition., Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
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