Fire In The Turtle House: The Green Sea Turtle and the Fate of the Ocean
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (529 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586481991 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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From remote Pacific atolls to Key West, the author provides an underwater travelogue in search of an answer to the disease's origin. In the 1930s, marine biologists began to notice ugly growths on some aquarium turtle specimens. 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. With a quick-flowing narrative sparkling wit
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. Over the last few decades diseases have been burning through nearshore waters around the world with unprecedented lethality. But now, suddenly, the turtles are dying, ravaged by a mysterious plague that some biologists consider the most serious epidemic now raging in the natural world. He follows the fates of particular turtles, revealing their surprisingly distinct personalities and why they inspire an almost spiritual devoti
"An Honest, Inside Account about the Fate of the Sea Turtle" according to K. Roth. I knew that sea turtles were endangered or threatened but never really investigated the reasons why. I found this book while perusing the book store and it caught my attention so I bought it and read it.The book is well written and speaks to a non-biologist audience. It simply tells of the authors investigations int. Bad News, And Not Just For Turtles You didn't need to be told that humans are ruining natural environments all over the place. In the competition for survival, we are winning, beating out competitors, causing havoc, and claiming victory, however short term it may be. It is only particular aspects of the problem that are news, and we do need to be tol. Seattle Reader on Turtles said Compelling Read About Fate of Sea Turtles and the Oceans. Fire In the Turtle House is a thorough, investigative account of many dedicated marine biologist, scientists, and turtle lovers trying to figure out how and why green sea turtles have become afflicted with fibropamillomatosis. The virus is killing off the specie in untold numbers and will lead to their extinction. B