Resurrection science : conservation, de-extinction and the precarious future of wild things / M.R. O'Connor.
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TextPublisher: [Sydney] : Read How You Want, [2016]Edition: [Large print edition]Description: xxi, 472 pages (large print) ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781458733887Subject(s): Animal diversity conservation -- Anecdotes | Animal diversity conservation -- Moral and ethical aspects | Endangered species -- Anecdotes | Wildlife conservationists -- AnecdotesGenre/Form: Anecdotes. | Large type books. DDC classification: 591.68 Summary: In a world dominated by human interference and rapid climate change, species large and small are increasingly vulnerable to extinction. In Resurrection Science, journalist M.R. O'Connor explores the extreme measures that scientists are taking to try and save them, from captive breeding and translocating genetically rare individuals to frozen zoos and de-extinction. Each chapter in this beautifully written book focuses on a unique species and the people entwined in its fate.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult fiction | 591.68 OCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111062893704 |
Originally published: New York : St Martin's Press, 2015.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In a world dominated by human interference and rapid climate change, species large and small are increasingly vulnerable to extinction. In Resurrection Science, journalist M.R. O'Connor explores the extreme measures that scientists are taking to try and save them, from captive breeding and translocating genetically rare individuals to frozen zoos and de-extinction. Each chapter in this beautifully written book focuses on a unique species and the people entwined in its fate.
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