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- catalog abstract "Animal communication expert Jim Nollman has sung with orcas, plucked a Jew's harp in waters, teaming with humpback whales, and shaken rattles in the company of bottlenose dolphins. Now, in this heartfelt and quirky true adventure story, Nollman and two artist friends set out for Canada's vast Mackenzie Delta, electric guitar and underwater sound equipment in tow, to make music with belugas--the elusive white whales of the Arctic. Traveling the expanses of this beautiful northern land, the three friends unwittingly find themselves at the center of a heated controversy over the Beaufort Sea belugas: Why have the whales stopped coming into the Mackenzie Delta, possibly jeopardizing their own calves, who live the first part of their lives in these shallow, warm waters? As they attempt to unravel the mystery, they encounter various intriguing characters now laying claim to the resources of the Mackenzie Delta region--Native people (who are allowed to hunt the whales), wildlife officials, and oil company engineers--all vividly described by Nollman. Along the way, he also conveys both the wonders and the realities of being deep in the wilderness--experiencing the connectedness of all living things while scratching the bites of the world's most fearsome mosquitos.".
- catalog contributor b12595315.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description "Animal communication expert Jim Nollman has sung with orcas, plucked a Jew's harp in waters, teaming with humpback whales, and shaken rattles in the company of bottlenose dolphins. Now, in this heartfelt and quirky true adventure story, Nollman and two artist friends set out for Canada's vast Mackenzie Delta, electric guitar and underwater sound equipment in tow, to make music with belugas--the elusive white whales of the Arctic. Traveling the expanses of this beautiful northern land, the three friends unwittingly find themselves at the center of a heated controversy over the Beaufort Sea belugas: Why have the whales stopped coming into the Mackenzie Delta, possibly jeopardizing their own calves, who live the first part of their lives in these shallow, warm waters? As they attempt to unravel the mystery, they encounter various intriguing characters now laying claim to the resources of the Mackenzie Delta region--Native people (who are allowed to hunt the whales), wildlife officials, and oil company engineers--all vividly described by Nollman. Along the way, he also conveys both the wonders and the realities of being deep in the wilderness--experiencing the connectedness of all living things while scratching the bites of the world's most fearsome mosquitos.".
- catalog description "Art as a giveaway -- Great accursed and the great sage -- Crane-racing -- Beluga Cafe -- Falling in the well -- Animals are listening -- Circular ruins -- Woman who wore a whale skull as a hat -- What the Raven said -- Not talking to Beluga -- Art of seeing -- Avoiding curupira -- My whale-watching guide -- Temporary insanity -- Wilma the beluga whale -- Other people's territory -- Wild heart.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-307).".
- catalog extent "xi, 307 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Beluga Cafe.".
- catalog identifier "1578050820 (hc : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "1578050871 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Beluga Cafe.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "San Francisco : Sierra Club Books,".
- catalog relation "Beluga Cafe.".
- catalog spatial "Northwest Territories Mackenzie River Delta Region.".
- catalog subject "508.719/2 21".
- catalog subject "Human-animal communication.".
- catalog subject "Natural history Northwest Territories Mackenzie River Delta Region.".
- catalog subject "QH106.2.N6 N65 2002".
- catalog subject "White whale Northwest Territories Mackenzie River Delta Region.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Art as a giveaway -- Great accursed and the great sage -- Crane-racing -- Beluga Cafe -- Falling in the well -- Animals are listening -- Circular ruins -- Woman who wore a whale skull as a hat -- What the Raven said -- Not talking to Beluga -- Art of seeing -- Avoiding curupira -- My whale-watching guide -- Temporary insanity -- Wilma the beluga whale -- Other people's territory -- Wild heart.".
- catalog title "The Beluga Cafe : my strange adventure with art, music, and whales in the Far North / Jim Nollman.".
- catalog type "text".