num_pages: 63
description: Mountain gorillas are playful, curious, beautiful, and fiercely protective of their families. They are also one of the most endangered species in the world. For many years, mountain gorillas have faced the threat of t death at the hands of poachers. Funds raised by “gorilla tourism”––bringing people into the forest to see these majestic animals––have helped protect gorillas. This tourism is vital, but close contact between gorillas and people has brought a new threat to the mountain gorillas: human disease.The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project is a group of courageous and talented scientists working to save the mountain gorilla population in Rwanda and Uganda. The "Gorilla Doctors" study the effects of human exposure, document the daily lives of the gorillas, provide emergency care to injured animals, and even act as foster parents to an orphaned gorilla baby named Fearless. Through engaging text and stunning photographs, Pamela Turner takes readers on an exploration like no other in this gripping tale of science, nature, and conservation.
language: English
title: Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes
titlecomplete: Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes
genres: Adventure, Geography, Childrens, Picture Books, Middle Grade, Africa, Science, Animals, Nonfiction, Conservation
ratings_count: 101
series: Scientists in the Field
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, name: ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award, name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Flora Stieglitz Straus Award
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt