The last tortoise : a tale of extinction in our lifetime / Craig B. Stanford.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stanford, Craig B. (Craig Britton), 1956-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Testudinidae. Turtles. Rare reptiles. Endangered species. Extinction (Biology)

Table of Contents:

The tortoise and the hare?
What exactly are tortoises and turtles?
Live long and prosper
No respect for the ancient lands
Eating tortoises
"Such huge defourmed creatures"
Beloved captives
Are there solutions?
Achilles and the tortoise
Appendixes. Extremes of the tortoise world. Tortoises on the brink of extinction. Tortoise species.

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