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Mountain gorillas are playful, curious, beautiful, and fiercely protective of their families. They are also one of the most endangered species in the world. For many years, mountain gorillas have faced the threat of t death at the hands of poachers. Funds raised by "gorilla tourism"--bringing people into the forest to see these majestic animals--have helped protect gorillas. This tourism is vital, but close contact between gorillas and people has brought a newthreat to the mountain gorillas: human disease.
The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project is a group of courageous and talented scientists working to save the mountain gorilla population in Rwanda and Uganda. The "Gorilla Doctors" study the effects of human exposure, document the daily lives of the gorillas, provide emergency care to injured animals, and even act as foster parents to an orphaned gorilla baby named Fearless. Through engaging text and stunning photographs, Pamela Turner takes readers on an exploration like no other in this gripping tale of science, nature, and conservation.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 5-8-Turner introduces the work of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP) as a group of scientists attempts to save endangered animals in Rwanda and Uganda. The readable text records their efforts to treat the great apes in the field as they encounter poachers, meet with loss of habitat, and face their newest threat: human diseases that can cross species lines. The author follows the team as its members go about their demanding work, foster an orphaned baby gorilla, and visit local schools and villages to explain the creatures' endangered status, and to promote positive reactions to their needs. The whole is accompanied by striking, full-color photographs and includes a list of other resources, a postscript, and an index.-Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
(Intermediate, Middle School) The latest entries in the first-rate Scientists in the Field series put conservation front and center, focusing on the efforts of scientists to reverse the damage done by humans to, respectively, American prairies and African mountain gorillas. In both cases, it is the expansion of farming that has reduced native habitats and introduced nonnative species and diseases. In Prairie Builders, Collard traces the decades-long development and monitoring of the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa, an ambitious attempt to reclaim farmland and return it to the tallgrass prairie it once was. The account features biologists Pauline Drobney and Diane Debinski as they work year after year to redevelop the prairie, even without fully knowing the complexities of the original ecosystem. In Gorilla Doctors, management of the mountain gorilla population involves the practice of conservation medicine. Working in the post-Dian Fossey era, the veterinarians of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project work to bolster the health of the gorilla population in Rwanda and Uganda and mitigate the consequences of close human contact. In both books excellent photographs prominently feature the scientists at work (predominantly women and people of color in scientific roles) as well as the photogenic gorillas and the sweeping vistas of the prairie in midsummer. The portrayal of a range of occupations with varying training requirements provides appealing choices for children thinking of future careers in science and conservation. Prairie Builders has a glossary; both books have indexes and lists of recommended reading. [Review covers these titles: The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands and Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus评论
What to do when the wild gorilla has the flu? Time to send for a field veterinarian like Dr. Felicia Nutter of Rwanda's Mountain Gorilla Project. This vet makes jungle calls, tracking down and treating the ailing gorilla in the wild. Long endangered because of poachers, rare gorillas of Rwanda are now even more endangered from diseases contracted from humans and other animals. This title in the Scientists in the Field series introduces a new breed of field veterinarians, epidemiologists and public-health workers, meeting the challenge with up-to-date technology and dedication. The author, who has a degree in public health, is especially successful in explaining how improving community public health benefits both gorillas and humans. Spectacular and appealing photos of gorillas, scientists and the Rwanda Preserve add even more appeal. An outstanding science nature title. (resources, web sites, photo credits, index) (Nonfiction. 10+) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 3-5. Veterinarians in east central Africa who make house calls--or rather, forest calls to mountain gorillas are the focus of this entry in the excellent Scientists in the Field series. In each chapter a dramatic, present-tense recounting of a real incident, such as an expedition to disentangle a gorilla from an antelope snare, leads into a discussion of some aspect of Homo sapiens' relationship with Gorilla beringei beringei, emphasizing that threats to the endangered primates come not just from bullets, spears, or snares, but also from diseases that might have come from humans. Although the photos are of inconsistent quality, the best capture the rugged, unconventional aspects of the work (such as collecting fecal samples) alongside appealing glimpses of vets cuddling an orphaned baby ape. The featured scientists are an unusually diverse group, including black Africans and white Americans, women and men. Turner, the author of Hachiko (2004) , is donating half the book's royalties to the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. --Jennifer Mattson Copyright 2005 Booklist