Saving the Baghdad Zoo: a true story of hope and heroes

The Baghdad Zoo was once home to more than six hundred magnificent animals. But after the war in Iraq began in 2003, the city faced widespread destruction. When U. S. Army Captain William Sumner was asked to check out the state of the zoo, he found that it, too, was devastated. Hundreds of animals w...

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1. Verfasser: Halls, Kelly Milner (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Greenwillow Books /HarperCollins 2010
Ausgabe:1st ed.
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Zusammenfassung:The Baghdad Zoo was once home to more than six hundred magnificent animals. But after the war in Iraq began in 2003, the city faced widespread destruction. When U. S. Army Captain William Sumner was asked to check out the state of the zoo, he found that it, too, was devastated. Hundreds of animals were missing, and the few remaining were in desperate need of care. And so Captain Sumner accepted a new mission. Together with an international team of zoologists, veterinarians, conservationists, and dedicated animal lovers, Captain Sumner worked tirelessly to save the neglected animals of Baghdad. Saving the Baghdad Zoo tells the poignant stories of these remarkable animals. The Baghdad Zoo, open once again to the people of Iraq, has become an oasis of hope and safety in a city where both are precious gifts
Beschreibung:"Digital photography was used to prepare the full-color art."--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index
Introduction / William Sumner -- Shock and awe -- First things first -- Hard to bear -- Black market horses -- Pelican brief -- Lovable Lumpy -- Lionhearted -- Cheetah time -- Tiger tragedy and triumph -- Back to the future
Beschreibung:64 p. ill. (chiefly col.), col. map 25 x 38 cm
ISBN:9780061772023
006177202X
9780061772009
0061772003

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