Author: ELLIS, RICHARD
Title: Tiger bone & rhino horn : the destruction of wildlife for traditional Chinese medicine / Richard Ellis
Description: Washington : Island Press : Shearwater Books 2005. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 294 pages; Richard Ellis. one of the world's foremost experts in wildlife extinction. brings his alarm to the pages of 'Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn'. in the hope that through an exposure of this drug trade. something can be done to save the animals most direly threatened. Trade in animal parts for traditional Chinese medicine is a leading cause of species endangerment in Asia. and poaching is increasing at an alarming rate. Although most of traditional Chinese medicine is not a cause for concern because it relies on herbs and other plants. as wildlife habitats are shrinking for the hunted large species. the situation is becoming ever more critical. Ellis tells us what has been done successfully. and contemplates what can and must be done to save these rare animals from extinction. Physical description: xiii. 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Use of animals in medicine - Fauna - Conservation - Medicine - China - Poaching.Weight in Kg appr.:

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