Among Chimpanzees: Field Notes from the Race to Save Our Endangered Relatives - Hardcover

Nancy Merrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807084905 ISBN 13: 9780807084908

Publisher: Beacon Press (MA), 2014

Synopsis

A former student and colleague of Jane Goodall shares stories of chimps and their heroes, and takes readers on a journey to save man’s closest relative.
 
Unbeknownst to much of the public, there is a looming crisis for Great Apes: chimps are extinct in four African countries and nearly so in twelve others. A large percentage of the remaining populations live in unprotected, increasingly fragmented African forests that are under siege. Veteran chimp researcher Nancy Merrick takes us from the early days of primate research, when wild chimpanzees were abundant and the world was spellbound by emerging details of their behavior, to today’s critical conservation efforts. Along the way, Merrick demonstrates that the best hope for chimps and other Great Apes lies in connecting conservation to humanitarian efforts, ensuring a healthy future for animals and humans alike. Featuring fresh stories of the remarkable chimps and the inspirational work of today’s leading conservationists, Among Chimpanzees will stir readers to care about the fate of our chimps—and to get involved in chimp conservation.

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About the Author

Nancy J. Merrick is an accomplished physician-internist and a reviewer for the Annals of Internal Medicine. She is the creator of ChimpSaver.org, a website teaching users why chimpanzees are remarkable and enabling them to advocate on behalf of chimps and other Great Apes. She is rapidly becoming a recognized leader in the battle to save great apes. She lives in Ventura, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807084905
• ISBN 13: 9780807084908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288