A scientific detective story is trippingly told by an award-winning journalist. A mysterious, deadly infection is killing off the green sea turtle, one of the ocean's most beloved and ancient creatures. Why? And what does this mean about the fate of the oceans? of photos.
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A scientific detective story is trippingly told by an award-winning journalist. A mysterious, deadly infection is killing off the green sea turtle, one of the ocean's most beloved and ancient creatures. Why? And what does this mean about the fate of the oceans? of photos.
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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. Fire in the Turtle House: The Green Sea Turtle and the Fate of the Ocean by Osha Gray Davidson. Hardcover FIRST EDITION COPYRIGHT 2001. PublicAffairs; 1st edition COPYRIGHT, 2001)... Fire in the Turtle House: The Green Sea Turtle and the Fate of the Ocean by Osha Gray Davidson. Hardcover FIRST EDITION COPYRIGHT 2001. PublicAffairs; 1st edition COPYRIGHT, 2001)-HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK-BOOK SIZE 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Fire in the Turtle House: The Green Sea Turtle and the Fate of the Ocean by Osha Gray Davidson. Hardcover FIRST EDITION COPYRIGHT 2001. PublicAffairs; 1st edition COPYRIGHT, 2001)-HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK-BOOK SIZE 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Language : English Hardcover : 258 pages. Pulitzer-nominee Davidson (The Best of Enemies) offers the reader an eloquent ecocautionary tale wrapped in a scientific mystery. Sea turtles have thrived for more than 100 million years. Now their existence is threatened not only by human depredation but also by a virulent scourge of unknown origin. In the 1930s, marine biologists began to notice ugly growths on some aquarium turtle specimens. Fibropapillomatosis are nonmalignant tumors that endanger the world's sea turtle population through a range of fatal complications. The pandemic has spread throughout the world's oceans with devastating effects on these docile sea-dwelling reptiles. From remote Pacific atolls to Key West, the author provides an underwater travelogue in search of an answer to the disease's origin. Along the way, we meet an entourage of fascinating marine biologists, veterinarians and dedicated lay people in a common quest for both a cause and a cure. With a quick-flowing narrative sparkling with wit, Davidson also provides anecdotal episodes about other similarly intriguing situations in the natural world. Tales of 18th-century Russian arctic explorers and sea cows, Columbus's experiences with turtles in the Caribbean, captive elephants in Florida, the British Museum's rarities, snake aficionados and poisonous Australian bacterial plumes are deftly combined to add breadth, depth and pathos to the story. Readers interested in ecology and animals, as well as those who value strong prose, will be intrigued and troubled by this book.
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Like New. Size: 88x10x136; What is happening to the sea turtle, and how can it be stopped? In this fascinating scientific detective story, Osha Gray Davidson tracks the fervent efforts of the extraordinary and often quirky scientists, marine biologists, veterinarians, and others racing against the clock to unravel a complicated biological and environmental puzzle and keep the turtles from extinction. He follows the fates of particular turtles, revealing their surprisingly distinct personalities and why they inspire an almost spiritual devotion in the humans who come to know them. He also explores through vivid historical anecdotes and examples the history of man's relationship to the sea, opening a window onto the role played by humans in the increasing number of marine die-offs and extinctions. Beautifully written, intellectually provocative, Fire in the Turtle House reveals how emerging diseases wreaking havoc in the global ocean pose an enormous, direct threat to humanity. This is science journalism at its best.
