Game Wars: The Undercover Pursuit of Wildlife Poachers
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (858 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0670814865 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fish and Wildlife undercover agents. In America as well as abroad, the counterinsurgency campaign against the poachers and smugglers is being waged by U.S. Every day, a dirty war is being fought against dozens of threatened and endangered wildlife species. Game Wars offers a stunningly written, firsthand account of how these agents operate.
(Mind you, we're not talking about the backwoods denizen who bags a deer off-season now and again, but an organized underground economy that may soon drive the alligator extinct for its skin, the walrus extinct for its ivory.) Marc Reisner's account of Hall's dangerous exploits is as thrilling, and infinitely more satisfying on those rare occasions when the hero wins, than any movie chase scene. Hall, the hero of Game Wars, is the Dirty Harry of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service whose goal in life is to stop poachers dead in their tracks and who doesn't mind blowing away a few bad guys to do it. If environmentalists ever get around to building a hall of fame, Dave Hall ought to be up for early induction.
The GOLD STANDARD author Mark Reisner Extremely impressed with this author's three books: They all should be required reading for everyone - especially those in Congress.. A Customer said I can't believe it's out of print!. Simply the best wildlife conservation book around. Follow game warden Dave Hall as he works undercover among good ol' boys in Lousiana, Hell's Angels in Alaska and the mafia in New York City in an amazing, accessible (if you can find it) true story that'll be bound to raise your blood pressure over what poaching has done to our wildlife.. "Outstanding book" according to Cook. Superbly written with eloquence and humour in a style that is accessible to all readers. Presents the concept of wildlife conservation as fundamentally logical and intelligent, without the preachy jargons. Gripping and exhilarating.The audience cannot help but root for the wildlife conservationists, or risks identifying with corrupt, incestuous, drugged-up, violent imbeciles who choose to di