Random House New Releases - Nature - Endangered Specieshttp://www.randomhouse.com/category/www.randomhouse.com2006-03-13T11:23:00-05:00Gold Rush in the Jungle by Dan Drollette, Jr.www.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307407047"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307407047" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307407047">Gold Rush in the Jungle</a> The Race to Discover and Defend the Rarest Animals of Vietnam's "Lost World"<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=80614">Dan Drollette, Jr.</a></h3><b>Hardcover</b>, 336 pages | Crown | Nature - Endangered Species; Science - Life Sciences - Zoology - Mammals; Travel - Asia - Southeast | <b>$25.00</b> | 978-0-307-40704-7 (0-307-40704-7)<p><b>An engrossing, adventure-filled account of the rush to discover and save Vietnam's most extraordinary animals</b><br><b> </b><br> Deep in the jungle where the borders of Vietnam meet those of Laos and Cambodia is a region known as "the lost world." Large mammals never seen before by Western science have popped up frequently in these mountains in the last decade, including a half-goat/half-ox, a deer that barks, and a close relative of the nearly extinct Javan rhino. In an age when scientists are excited by discovering a new kind of tube worm, the thought of finding and naming a new large terrestrial mammal is astonishing, and wildlife biologists from all over the world are flocking to this dangerous region. The result is a race between preservation and destruction.<br><br> Containing research gathered from famous biologists, conservationists, indigenous peoples, former POWs, ex-Viet Cong, and the first U.S. ambassador to Vietnam since the war's end, <i>Gold Rush in the Jungle</i> goes deep into the valleys, hills, and hollows of Vietnam to explore the research, the international trade in endangered species, the lingering effects of Agent Orange, and the effort of a handful of biologists to save the world's rarest animals.<br> </p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97803074070472013-04-16T00:30:00-05:00Gold Rush in the Jungle by Dan Drollette, Jr.www.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307955876"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307955876" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307955876">Gold Rush in the Jungle</a> The Race to Discover and Defend the Rarest Animals of Vietnam's "Lost World"<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=80614">Dan Drollette, Jr.</a></h3><b>eBook</b>, 336 pages | Crown | Nature - Endangered Species; Science - Life Sciences - Zoology - Mammals; Travel - Asia - Southeast | <b>$12.99</b> | 978-0-307-95587-6 (0-307-95587-7)<p><b>An engrossing, adventure-filled account of the rush to discover and save Vietnam's most extraordinary animals</b><br><b> </b><br> Deep in the jungle where the borders of Vietnam meet those of Laos and Cambodia is a region known as "the lost world." Large mammals never seen before by Western science have popped up frequently in these mountains in the last decade, including a half-goat/half-ox, a deer that barks, and a close relative of the nearly extinct Javan rhino. In an age when scientists are excited by discovering a new kind of tube worm, the thought of finding and naming a new large terrestrial mammal is astonishing, and wildlife biologists from all over the world are flocking to this dangerous region. The result is a race between preservation and destruction.<br><br> Containing research gathered from famous biologists, conservationists, indigenous peoples, former POWs, ex-Viet Cong, and the first U.S. ambassador to Vietnam since the war's end, <i>Gold Rush in the Jungle</i> goes deep into the valleys, hills, and hollows of Vietnam to explore the research, the international trade in endangered species, the lingering effects of Agent Orange, and the effort of a handful of biologists to save the world's rarest animals.<br> </p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97803079558762013-04-16T00:30:00-05:00