000 | 01085pam a2200157 a 4500 | ||
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020 | _a9781877566127 | ||
082 | _aZ 599.647 | ||
100 | _aTustin, K. G. | ||
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_aNew Zealand's mountain monarchs _bunlocking the secrets of the Himalayan tahr in New Zealand. A personal odyssey from hunter to filmmaker _cKen Tustin. |
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_aAuckland, N.Z. : _bHalcyon Press _c2011. |
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_a328 p. : _bcol. ill., map ; _c25 cm. |
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500 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 322-325). | ||
520 | _a"A century ago , a little-known, exotic animal, the Himalayan tahr, was introduced into N.Z. for big-game sporting purposes. From a few releases at Aoraki Mt Cook, tahr are now permanent inhabitants of the sub-alphine zones in the central Southern Alps. Their ecology, lifestyle and unique behaviour, both here and in their homelands, remained largely undocumented until now. The author was drawn to working with Himalayan tahr, as a hunter, scientist, helicopter pilot and recently as a documentary maker"--Inside front cover. | ||
650 | _aHimalayan tahr | ||
024 | _a4219.147651 | ||
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