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Saving wildlife : a century of conservation

Author: Donald Letcher Goddard; Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: New York : Harry N. Abrams in association with the Wildlife Conservation Society, ©1995.
Edition/Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Presents a history of the art and science of conservation over the past century, showcasing the work of the Wildlife Conservation Society (formerly known as the New York Zoological Society). Highlights the organization's key individuals who have sought to promote understanding and preservation of the natural world.
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Genre/Form: Pictorial works
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Saving wildlife.
New York : Harry N. Abrams in association with The Wildlife Conservation Society, ©1995
(OCoLC)645762231
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Donald Letcher Goddard; Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.)
ISBN: 0810936747 9780810936744
OCLC Number: 30978890
Notes: Includes articles, essays, and letters originally published or written 1887-1993.
Includes index.
Description: 286 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
Contents: "Great campaign of conservation" --
Naturalist tradition --
New global vision --
Field science comes of age --
Future of the wild.
Responsibility: general editor, Donald Goddard ; research editor, Sam Swope ; foreword by Peter Matthiessen ; epilogue by William Conway.

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Presents a history of the art and science of conservation over the past century, showcasing the work of the Wildlife Conservation Society (formerly known as the New York Zoological Society). Highlights the organization's key individuals who have sought to promote understanding and preservation of the natural world.

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