The Neglected Ape

by Biruté M.F. Galdikas, Norm Rosen, Ronald D. Nadler, et al.

Book Overview

The orangutan is the most highly endangered species of great ape. Orangutans are threatened by deforestation, poaching, the illegal pet trade, and the isolation and fragmen- tation of dwindling wild populations. Their conservation is impeded by certain aspects of their ecology (e. g., a rain forest habitat) and certain features of their life history (e. g., an eight-to twelve-year interbirth interval). Added to the U. S. Endangered Species List in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306452138
• ISBN13: 9780306452130
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"