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- 2008051628 abstract "When the nature writer Richard Mahler discovers that wild jaguars are prowling a remote corner of his home state of New Mexico, he embarks on a determined quest to see in the flesh a big, beautiful cat that is the stuff of legend - yet verifiably real. Mahler's passion sets in motion a years-long adventure through trackless deserts, steamy jungles, and malarial swamps, as well as a confounding immersion in centuries-old debates over how we should properly regard these powerful predators: as varmints or as icons, trophies or gods? He is drawn from border badlands south to Panama's rain forest along a route where the fate of nearly all wildlife now rests in human hands. Mahler's odyssey introduces him to unrepentant poachers, pragmatic ranchers, midnight drug-runners, ardent conservationists, trance-induced shamans, hopeful biologists, stodgy bureaucrats, academic philosophers, macho hunters, and gentle Maya Indians. Along the way, he is forced to reconsider the true meaning of his search - and the enduring symbolism of the jaguar.".
- 2008051628 contributor B11133362.
- 2008051628 created "c2009.".
- 2008051628 date "2009".
- 2008051628 date "c2009.".
- 2008051628 dateCopyrighted "c2009.".
- 2008051628 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2008051628 description "When the nature writer Richard Mahler discovers that wild jaguars are prowling a remote corner of his home state of New Mexico, he embarks on a determined quest to see in the flesh a big, beautiful cat that is the stuff of legend - yet verifiably real. Mahler's passion sets in motion a years-long adventure through trackless deserts, steamy jungles, and malarial swamps, as well as a confounding immersion in centuries-old debates over how we should properly regard these powerful predators: as varmints or as icons, trophies or gods? He is drawn from border badlands south to Panama's rain forest along a route where the fate of nearly all wildlife now rests in human hands. Mahler's odyssey introduces him to unrepentant poachers, pragmatic ranchers, midnight drug-runners, ardent conservationists, trance-induced shamans, hopeful biologists, stodgy bureaucrats, academic philosophers, macho hunters, and gentle Maya Indians. Along the way, he is forced to reconsider the true meaning of his search - and the enduring symbolism of the jaguar.".
- 2008051628 extent "xii, 359 p. :".
- 2008051628 identifier "9780300122251 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- 2008051628 issued "2009".
- 2008051628 issued "c2009.".
- 2008051628 language "eng".
- 2008051628 publisher "New Haven : Yale University Press,".
- 2008051628 subject "599.75/5 22".
- 2008051628 subject "Jaguar.".
- 2008051628 subject "QL737.C23 M245 2009".
- 2008051628 title "The jaguar's shadow : searching for a mythic cat / Richard Mahler.".
- 2008051628 type "text".