Gorilla Mountain: The Story of Wildlife Biologist Amy Vedder (Women's Adventures in Science (Children's Press))
By Rene Ebersole.
Description
Amy Vedder leads a wild life. How many people can say they were once a member of a mountain gorilla family? Amy Vedder is a wildlife biologist, a scientist who studies animals and their behavior. She uses her knowledge to save animals whose lives and habitats are threatened. She once lived in a remote part of central Africa, where she helped rescue Rwanda's mountain gorillas from extinction. Amy did groundbreaking science in a beautiful rain forest environment, but it wasn't always easy. She had to face tough conditions in a country affected by conflict and war. In the process, sh...
ISBN(s)
0531167798, 9780531167793
