Shyamala Ratnayeke

Sloth Bear

The Barefoot Bear of Sri Lanka
Fotograf: Nadaraja, Luxshmanan

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Produktbeschreibung

Synthesises the author's body of research and experiences while working on the subspecies of sloth bear in Sri Lanka. Accompanied by beautiful photographs, the book provides readers with access to scientific information of urgent conservation concern delivered in a non-technical style.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mare Nostrum
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 276mm x 214mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9789675492259
• ISBN-10: 9675492252
• Artikelnr.: 61842362

Autorenporträt

Shyamala Ratnayeke, PhD, conducted the first focused field study on the subspecies of sloth bear found in Sri Lanka. She has been associated with research on Asian bears and other carnivores for more than 20 years. She has served on the IUCN Bear Specialist Group, and on the Council and the Research and Conservation Grants Committee of the International Association for Bear Research and Management for several years. In her current role as associate professor at Sunway University, she teaches courses in biology and conducts research on the Malayan sun bear and other carnivores. Luxshmanan Nadaraja is a leading Sri Lankan wildlife photographer who has published and co-authored a number of books on the nature, archaeology, and culture of Sri Lanka. He is founder and CEO of the studio Wildlight (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Foreword
2. Preface
3. 1. Natural History of the Sloth Bear and Cultural Perspectives
4. 2. Distribution of the Sloth Bear
5. 3. The Ecology of the Sloth Bear
6. 4. Sloth Bears as Surrogates for Carnivore Conservation
7. 5. Conflicts Between Humans and Sloth Bears
8. 6. A Future for the Sloth Bear
9. Acknowledgements
10. References
11. Index