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"Jamie is a Florida Woman. She grew up on the beach, thrives in humidity, has weathered more hurricanes than she can count, and now, after going viral for an outrageous crime she never meant to commit in the first place, she has the requisite headline to her name. But when the chance comes for her to escape viral infamy and imminent jail time by taking a community service placement at Atlas, a shelter for rescued monkeys, it seems like just the fresh...
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At a wildlife sanctuary in Kenya, a team of conservationists raises orphaned elephants. The keepers must stay by the elephants' sides 24-hours a day in the hopes that they may return to the wild one day. A biologist searches for leopard seals among the Antarctic ice. Researchers deploy Crittercam to explore the lives of these relentless hunters. Join conservationists as they fight against the tide of garbage to support the cleanup effort in Washington,...
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Alex Carter heads to northeastern Washington State to investigate a possible sighting of a mountain caribou--an animal that became extinct in the contiguous U.S. years ago--and becomes embroiled in a clash between loggers and activists and the murder of a local forest ranger.
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It had been nearly a century since elephants had lived in Southern Zululand, South Africa, where Lawrence Anthony founded his Thula Thula wildlife reserve. Yet one day a phone call changed all that. A troubled, unpredictable herd needed a new home. In order to save their lives, Lawrence took them in, and in the years that followed found that they had a lot to teach him about life, loyalty, and freedom. He tells of hair-raising fights with poachers,...
7) Little Larry goes to school: the true story of a timid chimpanzee who learned to reach new heights
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Nonfiction picture book about a young, orphaned chimpanzee who must start at a new school, where he will learn how to climb and build his confidence. Will the sanctuary keepers and other chimpanzees be able to teach Little Larry how to climb so he can graduate from forest school?
9) Chomp
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When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival" disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.
11) Sanctuaries
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This photographic journal takes readers "behind the scenes" at five nonprofit sanctuaries and rescue zoos, and one care farm, that have opened their doors and their hearts to desperate animals in need.
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"This volume leaves cities and towns behind to introduce students to the world of wildlife preserves. What preserves are, why they are needed, and examples of preserves from around the world will bring students to a clear understanding of many of the issues endangered animals face and the ways conservationists are helping them"--Provided by the publisher.
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Follows the efforts of British farmer Derek Gow to revive and restore his country's native wildlife, turning his farm into a "rewilding" preserve where native British animals like beavers, lynx, water voles, Scottish wildcats, and ancient white storks are given wild land to live on and replenish their species. Champions the concept of rewilding as a way of being environmentally conscious and saving the world.
15) Brazil
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Describes the wildlife and wildlife reserves in Brazil, providing maps, animal illustrations, check lists, and travel tips.
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“A charming love triangle in Nairobi, Kenya, forms the center of a novel that manages to be both sweet and gripping.” —Publishers Weekly
For the past three years, Mr. Malik, a widower and avid birdwatcher, has been secretly in love with Rose Mbikwa, the lovely woman who leads the Tuesday morning bird walk sponsored by the East African Ornithological Society. Beneath his unassuming exterior and carefully sculpted...
For the past three years, Mr. Malik, a widower and avid birdwatcher, has been secretly in love with Rose Mbikwa, the lovely woman who leads the Tuesday morning bird walk sponsored by the East African Ornithological Society. Beneath his unassuming exterior and carefully sculpted...
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Mathias Mitchell's easy smile hides a world of hurt. After the worst kind of family betrayal, he moves to Happily Inc., California - the wedding destination town supplies a steady stream of bridesmaids, perfect for his "no promises, no pain" lifestyle. Yet he can't stop watching for his beautiful, elusive neighbor on the animal preserve behind their homes. Gamekeeper Carol Lund knows she's not special enough to attract an alpha male like Mathias,...