Bibliograph

Dreaming in Turtle, A Journey Through the Passion, Profit, and Peril of Our Most Coveted Prehistoric Creatures, Peter Laufer ; foreword by Richard Branson

Type

Label

Dreaming in Turtle, A Journey Through the Passion, Profit, and Peril of Our Most Coveted Prehistoric Creatures, Peter Laufer ; foreword by Richard Branson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-277) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dreaming in Turtle

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1040080673

Responsibility statement

Peter Laufer ; foreword by Richard Branson

Sub title

A Journey Through the Passion, Profit, and Peril of Our Most Coveted Prehistoric Creatures

Summary

"Traces the ongoing challenges to endangered turtle populations, evaluating the global trade practices, limited supply, and increasing demand in high-population world regions that have compromised conservation efforts." --, (Source of summary not specified)

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Operating instructions for the journalist -- The majestic turtle -- The timeless allure -- The voracious consumers -- The tawdry marketplaces -- The prodigious farms -- The illicit hunts -- The wiley smugglers -- The frustrated cops -- The pitiful casualties -- The conflicted public and the dedicated conservationists -- The imminent future -- Epilogue: A call to action

Target audience

adult

Classification