x, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm
Summary
The explorer and conservationist relives his amazing odyssey exploring the heart of the most biodiversity-rich place on the planet -- the Madre de Dios (MotherofGod) region of Peru, where the Amazon River begins its massive flow from the Andean mountain cloud forests into the lowland Amazon rainforest
Note
Includes bibliographical references (page 307)
Contents
Introduction -- The age of innocence. The jaguar ; Restless ; Into the Amazon ; Jungle law ; The giant ; The basin of life ; The descent ; The wild gang ; Anaconderos ; The floating forest -- The battle of the Amazon. The other side ; The beached-whale paradox ; Storm solo ; Poaching poachers ; The launch ; The western gate ; At world's end ; The river