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Author: John A. Torres
Publisher: Mitchell Lane
Published: 2020-02-04
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13: 1545749787
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs humans take up more of the wilderness where the giant panda lives, the number of these wild bears has decreased. Efforts have been in place for years to save the cuddly-looking creatures, but they are still endangered. Read about the habits and lifestyle of these precious animals, and learn what you can do to help save them.
Author: Fuwen Wei
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2023-01-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789811664809
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, the author gathered together all the latest evidence and progress in the scientific studies of panda’s past, present and future, especially how he has introduced advanced scientific techniques such as population genomics, metagenomics and evolutionary genomics into the study of wild pandas. These scientific stories systematically unveiled the evolutionary history, adaptive strategy, cause of endangerment, and evolutionary potential of the giant panda under environmental changes and anthropogenic pressure, highlighting its evolution in every aspect of its body and behavior to adapt the transition to specialized bamboo diet. With illustrative examples and plentiful photographs taken in the wild, the secret life of pandas and the science behind are sure to satisfy reader's curiosity. Among the other things, this book gives answers to the frequently asked questions of whether the panda is an “evolutionary cul-de-sac” and whether there remains hope for them to survive and enjoy a brighter future. The giant panda is a well-known flagship species in the field of conservation science for its unique appeal and specialized characteristics. Besides, it is also an ideal model for researchers to understand adaptive evolution. Over the past thirty years, the author and leading conservation scientist Dr. Fuwen Wei, has been focusing on the research and conservation of wild pandas in China.
Author: Donald Lindburg
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2004-08-23
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 0520238672
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCombines the latest findings from the field and the laboratory with panel and workshop summaries from a recent international conference.
Author: George B. Schaller
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1994-11
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780226736297
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this magnificent, heart-wrenching book--hailed Best Book of 1993 by the New York Times Book Review and USA Today--acclaimed naturalist and National Book Award winner George B. Schaller documents the plight of the mysterious panda--and urgently calls for the compassion needed to save these gentle animals from extinction. Includes a new Preface for this edition. 27-color plates.
Author: Angela Royston
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 1900-01-01
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1477760466
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs more and more land is cleared to expand cities in China, the giant panda faces increasing hardships. These shy and peaceful bears struggle with decreased food supply, dwindling living space, and hungrier predators. Readers will learn about this and much more, including ways they can pitch in to save the panda.
Author: Jianguo Liu
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 0198703554
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPart I. Empirical and theoretical foundations -- Part II. Model coupled human and natural system -- Part III. Across local to global coupled human and natural systems -- Part IV. Perspectives
Author: Michael Portman
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Published: 2011-08-01
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 1433958112
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThey’re powerful, fierce carnivores...and they need our help. Tigers are in very real danger of extinction. Hundreds of years of people hunting tigers and destroying their habitats have drastically reduced their numbers. Now, several countries and wildlife groups have teamed up to save the remaining tigers prowling the forests of Asia. This volume is filled with vivid photographs and fun fact boxes, helping readers learn about the six subspecies of tigers, their behaviors, and the recent efforts to save them.
Author: Carl R. Green
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780766050617
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of China's giant pandas, as well as threats to their continued existence and efforts to save them from extinction.
Author: Kathy Allen
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 18
ISBN-13: 1429654015
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Describes giant pandas and their disappearing habitat"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Angela R. Glatston
Publisher: William Andrew
Published: 2010-11-25
Total Pages: 489
ISBN-13: 1437778143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRed Panda: Biology and Conservation of the First Panda provides a broad-based overview of the biology of the red panda, Ailurus fulgens. A carnivore that feeds almost entirely on vegetable material and is colored chestnut red, chocolate brown and cream rather than the expected black and white. This book gathers all the information that is available on the red panda both from the field and captivity as well as from cultural aspects, and attempts to answer that most fundamental of questions, "What is a red panda?" Scientists have long focused on the red panda's controversial taxonomy. Is it in fact an Old World procyonid, a very strange bear or simply a panda? All of these hypotheses are addressed in an attempt to classify a unique species and provide an in-depth look at the scientific and conservation-based issues urgently facing the red panda today. Red Panda not only presents an overview of the current state of our knowledge about this intriguing species but it is also intended to bring the red panda out of obscurity and into the spotlight of public attention. - Wide-ranging account of the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) covers all the information that is available on this species both in and ex situ - Discusses the status of the species in the wild, examines how human activities impact on their habitat, and develops projections to translate this in terms of overall panda numbers - Reports on status in the wild, looks at conservation issues and considers the future of this unique species - Includes contributions from long-standing red panda experts as well as those specializing in fields involving cutting-edge red panda research.
