The Case of the Green Turtle: An Uncensored History of a Conservation Icon

by Alison Rieser

The true story of the controversial battle to save the world's most famous endangered species.

The journals of early maritime explorers traversing the Atlantic Ocean often describe swarms of sea turtles, once a plentiful source of food. Many populations had been decimated by the 1950s, when Archie Carr and others raised public awareness of their plight. One species, the green turtle, has been the most heavily exploited due to international...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421405792
• ISBN13: 9781421405797
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"