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Author Dehgan, Alex, author.

Title The snow leopard project : and other adventures in warzone conservation / Alex Dehgan.

Publication Info. New York : PublicAffairs, 2019.
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Location Call No. Status
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  333.9597 DEH    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  333.95 DEH    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  333.9597 DEG    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  333.9597 DEH    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description vii, 278 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Bird-watching with the Taliban -- The snow leopard start-up -- Afghanistan's biological silk road -- The ordinary extraordinary life in Kabul -- The forgotten peoples on the roof of the world -- The Buddhas of Band-e-Amir -- Vampires in the land of light -- The search for the last Afghan cheetah -- Adventures in conservation diplomacy -- Back in the CCCP -- The snow leopard comforter -- Epilogue: the snow leopard project.
Summary Looks at how an international group is working to preserve Afghanistan's wildlife in the wake of years of war, describing how they have risked their safety to create a national park, perform wildlife surveys, and fight poaching.
Subject Afghan War (2001-) (OCoLC)fst01695175
Wildlife recovery -- Afghanistan.
Snow leopard -- Conservation -- Afghanistan.
Wildlife conservation -- Afghanistan.
National parks and reserves -- Afghanistan.
War -- Environmental aspects -- Afghanistan.
Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
Afghan War, 2001-
National parks and reserves. (OCoLC)fst01033642
Nature -- Effect of human beings on. (OCoLC)fst01034564
War -- Environmental aspects. (OCoLC)fst01170340
Wildlife conservation. (OCoLC)fst01175253
Wildlife recovery. (OCoLC)fst01175385
Afghanistan. (OCoLC)fst01205406
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship.
HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia.
HISTORY / Military / Afghan War (2001-)
NATURE / Endangered Species.
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy.
ISBN 9781610396950 (hardcover)
1610396952 (hardcover)
9781610396967 (ebook)
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