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Vet at the End of the Earth: Adventures with Animals in the South Atlantic

Vet at the End of the Earth: Adventures with Animals in the South Atlantic - Hardcover

by Jonathan Hollins
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jonathan HollinsPublish date:2024-11-05Pages:368
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pegasus BooksISBN-13:9781639367429ISBN-10:163936742XUPC:9781639367429Book Category:Medical, Nature, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Veterinary Medicine, Ecosystems & Habitats, Environmentalists & NaturalistsBook Topic:Coastal Regions & ShorelinesSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCWSZH6F6J
The passionate story of a vet's care for all creatures great and small in the colorful, diverse, and distinctive South Atlantic islands.

The role of a resident vet in the remote islands of the Falklands, St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha encompasses many wonderful complexities: caring for the world's oldest living land animal (a 200-year-old giant tortoise, denizen of the St. Helena governor's lawn); pursuing mystery creatures and invasive microorganisms; relocating herds of reindeer; and rescuing animals in extraordinarily rugged landscapes, from subtropical cloud forests to volcanic cliff faces.

Hugely entertaining and affectionate, Jonathan Hollins's tales of island vet life are not only full of ingenuity and astounding fauna--they are also steeped in the unique local cultures, history, and peoples of the islands, far from the hustle of continental life.

Come join Jonathan on his daily adventures with these alluring and fascinating creatures.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pegasus BooksISBN-13:9781639367429ISBN-10:163936742XUPC:9781639367429Book Category:Medical, Nature, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Veterinary Medicine, Ecosystems & Habitats, Environmentalists & NaturalistsBook Topic:Coastal Regions & ShorelinesSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCWSZH6F6J
Originally from the south of England, Jonathan Hollins graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and he has been a working vet for four decades. Since the mid-2000s, he has spent long periods as a senior vet overseas in the South Atlantic. He has written for the British national press and presented documentary features for BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4. He lives on St. Helena.
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