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1) Bearskin
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343 pages ; 24 cm
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Rice Moore is just beginning to think his troubles are behind him. He's found a job protecting a remote forest preserve in Virginian Appalachia where his main responsibilities include tracking wildlife and refurbishing cabins. It's hard work, and totally solitary -- perfect to hide away from the Mexican drug cartels he betrayed back in Arizona. But when Rice finds the carcass of a bear killed on the grounds, the quiet solitude he's so desperately...
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"In 14-year-old Aaron's village in Zambia, poaching for ivory is common practice, and elephants are feared because of the danger they pose to humans and the damage they often cause to crops so important to the villagers' livelihoods. But when Aaron encounters a newborn elephant in distress, his instinct is not to run away, but to jump to its rescue. This is the beginning of a beautiful bond of friendship and a meaningful vocation. This moving story,...
5) Arrowhawk
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1 volume unpaged : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Based on the true story of a bird of prey's survival after being struck by a poacher's arrow.
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Hardy boys mystery stories volume 178
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151 pages ; 20 cm.
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English
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The Hardy boys, vacationing with their father in Nairobi, become involved in a dangerous case when they decide to investigate the illegal hunting of some of the area's wild animals.
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Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 6
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123 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
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English
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Spy Jack Stalwart must stop the poachers in Kenya.
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xvii, 267 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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"No stranger to wildlife, Nick Jans had lived in Alaska for nearly thirty years. But when one evening at twilight a lone black wolf ambled into view not far from his doorstep, Nick would finally come to know this mystical species--up close as never before. [This book tells the] story of a wolf who returned again and again to interact with the people and dogs of Juneau, living on the edges of their community, engaging in an improbable, awe-inspiring...
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Hardy boys mystery stories volume 64
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181 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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The art collector who suspects the Hardy boys of stealing one of his valuable paintings offers them a chance to find the painting and the real culprits.
10) Operation orca
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A to Z mysteries.Super edition volume 7
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130 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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"Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose must solve a mystery when they go whale watching in Alaska"--
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"When you bring back a long-extinct species, there's more to success than the DNA. Moscow has resurrected the mammoth. But someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out, again. The late Dr. Damira Khismatullina, the world's foremost expert in elephant behavior, is called in to help. While she was murdered a year ago, her digitized consciousness is uploaded into the brain of a mammoth. Can she help the magnificent creatures...
13) The chessmen
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Lewis trilogy volume 3
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Ex-Detective Inspector Fin McLeod discovers a light aircraft at the bottom of a spontaneously drained loch while investigating illegal activity on the estate of a poacher and former childhood friend.
Sequel to: The Lewis man.
Living again of the Isle of Lewis, ex-Detective Inspector Fin McLeod is working as a security officer for a local landowner. While investigating illegal activity on the estate Fin encounters the elusive poacher and former childhood...
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Travels with Gannon and Wyatt volume 1
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140 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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Twin explorers Gannon and Wyatt go to Botswana for an African safari, but a poacher has shot and wounded a lioness. As they set off to try to save the mother and her cubs, they encounter many of Africa's big animals. Based on real-life brothers, this series is supported by video, photos, and more stories found online at travelswithgannonandwyatt.com.
17) Forest world
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188 pages ; 22 cm
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Sent to Cuba to visit the father he barely knows, Edver is surprised to meet a half-sister, Luza, whose plan to lure their cryptozoologist mother into coming there, too, turns dangerous.
19) The cove
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1 videodisc (approximately 1 hr. 36 min.) : sound, color w/ black and white seq. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan is a highly guarded secret. During the night, Taiji fishermen engage in an unseen hunt for thousands of dolphins. The work is so horrifying, the fishermen will stop at nothing to keep it hidden from the outside world. When a team of elite activists, filmmakers, and free-divers embark on a secret mission to penetrate their cover, the shocking discoveries they find there are just the tip of the iceberg. Includes...
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