Animal Reintroductions: The Arabian Oryx in Oman (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521131674)

When this book was first published in 1989, attempts to reintroduce plants or animals into their native habitat were still relatively rare, and those that were adequately planned, designed, funded and monitored over the course of years are even scarcer. The oryx story is an exception to this, and has the added interest that it represents the first attempt to re-establish a wild population of a species when there were no others left outside captivity. This meant that zoo-bred animals had to be prepared for release into the oryx's extreme and demanding habitat in the deserts of central Oman. This book will be accessible to the informed conservationist, amateur or professional.

Author: Mark R. Stanley Price
ISBN-10: 0521131677
ISBN-13: 9780521131674
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/18/2010
Pages: 316
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.66d