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Chasing cheetahs : the race to save Africa's fastest cats
Title:
Chasing cheetahs : the race to save Africa's fastest cats

Scientists in the field

Scientists in the field.
ISBN:
9780547815497
Publication Information:
Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014
Physical Description:
75 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Series:
Scientists in the field

Scientists in the field.
Contents:
Meet the ambassadors -- Fast facts on the fastest cats -- Laurie's story: "somebody" was me -- Saving cats with dogs -- The goats who help train farmers -- Messages written in scent -- Taking the measure of a tree -- Cooking with poop and toasting hair -- Secrets of DNA -- Game drive -- The crucial role of predators -- Conservancies: sharing the wealth of wildlife -- Boot camp for cheetahs -- A checkup for Blondi -- Cheetahs by the numbers -- A visit to the future -- Laurie's advice for saving the world.
Abstract:
Describes the cheetah's essential role in the ecosystem and the ways in which Namibia's Cheetah Conservation Fund is promoting cohabitation between cheetahs and farmers.
Subject:
Cheetah -- Africa -- Juvenile literature.
Cheetah -- Juvenile literature.
Cheetah.
Africa.
Juvenile works.
Cheetah Conservation Fund -- Juvenile literature.
Cheetah Conservation Fund.