Bibliograph

Dreaming in turtle, a journey through the passion, profit, and peril of our most coveted prehistoric creatures, Peter Laufer ; foreword by Richard Branson

Type

Label

Dreaming in turtle, a journey through the passion, profit, and peril of our most coveted prehistoric creatures, Peter Laufer ; foreword by Richard Branson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dreaming in turtle

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1040080673

Responsibility statement

Peter Laufer ; foreword by Richard Branson

Sub title

a journey through the passion, profit, and peril of our most coveted prehistoric creatures

Summary

Traces the ongoing challenges to endangered turtle populations, evaluating the global trade practices, limited supply, and increasing demand in high-population world regions that have compromised conservation efforts

Table Of Contents

The majestic turtle -- The timeless allure -- The voracious consumers -- The tawdry marketplaces -- The prodigious farms -- The illicit hunts -- The wiley smugglers -- The frustrated cops -- The pitiful casualties -- The conflicted public & the dedicated conservationists -- The imminent future -- Epilogue a call to action

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