TY - BOOK ID - 71573887 TI - Tibet Wild PY - 2012 SN - 9781610912327 1610912322 9781597264587 159726458X 9781610911726 1610911725 1610915062 PB - Washington, DC Island Press/Center for Resource Economics :Imprint :Island Press DB - UniCat KW - Nature conservation. KW - Biodiversity. KW - Wildlife. KW - Fish. KW - Climate change. KW - Nature Conservation. KW - Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management. KW - Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts. KW - Biological diversification KW - Biological diversity KW - Biotic diversity KW - Diversification, Biological KW - Diversity, Biological KW - Biology KW - Biocomplexity KW - Ecological heterogeneity KW - Numbers of species KW - Changes, Climatic KW - Changes in climate KW - Climate change KW - Climate change science KW - Climate changes KW - Climate variations KW - Climatic change KW - Climatic changes KW - Climatic fluctuations KW - Climatic variations KW - Global climate changes KW - Global climatic changes KW - Climatology KW - Climate change mitigation KW - Teleconnections (Climatology) KW - Fish KW - Pisces KW - Aquatic animals KW - Vertebrates KW - Fisheries KW - Fishing KW - Ichthyology KW - Conservation of nature KW - Nature KW - Nature protection KW - Protection of nature KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Applied ecology KW - Conservation biology KW - Endangered ecosystems KW - Natural areas KW - Environmental aspects KW - Conservation KW - Tibet Autonomous Region (China) KW - Description and travel. KW - Environmental conditions. KW - Tibetan Autonomous Region (China) KW - Hsi-tsang tzu chih chʻü (China) KW - Xizang Zizhiqu (China) KW - 西藏自治区 (China) KW - Hsi-tsang tzu chih chʻü jen min cheng fu (China) KW - Xizang Zizhiqu ren min zheng fu (China) KW - TAR (China) KW - Xizang Autonomous Region (China) KW - Bod Raṅ-skyoṅ-ljoṅs (China) KW - Bod (China) KW - Sitsang (China) KW - Tibet (China) KW - Тибет (China) KW - Thibet (China) KW - Tibet-Chamdo (China) KW - Tübüt (China) KW - Tu̇vd (China) KW - Tȯvȯd (China) KW - Xizang (China) KW - 西藏 (China) KW - Tibet KW - Global environmental change KW - Natural history UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:71573887 AB - As one of the world’s leading field biologists, George Schaller has spent much of his life traversing wild and isolated places in his quest to understand and conserve threatened species—from mountain gorillas in the Virunga to pandas in the Wolong and snow leopards in the Himalaya. Throughout his celebrated career, Schaller has spent more time in Tibet than in any other part of the world, devoting more than thirty years to the wildlife, culture, and landscapes that captured his heart and continue to compel him to protect them. Tibet Wild is Schaller’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 forests. As engaging as he is enlightening, Schaller illustrates the daily struggles of a field biologist trying to traverse the impenetrable Chang Tang, discover the calving grounds of the chiru or Tibetan antelope, and understand the movements of the enigmatic snow leopard. As changes in the region accelerated over the years, with more roads, homes, and grazing livestock, Schaller watched the clash between wildlife and people become more common—and more destructive. Thus what began as a purely scientific endeavor became a mission: to work with local communities, regional leaders, and national governments to protect the unique ecological richness and culture of the Tibetan Plateau. Whether tracking brown bears, penning fables about the tiny pika, or promoting a conservation preserve that spans the borders of four nations, Schaller has pursued his goal with a persistence and good humor that will inform and charm readers.  Tibet Wild is an intimate journey through the changing wilderness of Tibet, guided by the careful gaze and unwavering passion of a life-long naturalist. ER -