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Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition among Snow Leopards in Mongolia

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By Sy Montgomery
Publisher HMH Trade
Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition among Snow Leopards in Mongolia
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People call it The Ghost of the Mountain, for those who live among snow leopards almost never see one. Beautiful spotted coats conceal these elusive cats in their rocky, highaltitude habitata place where temperatures are often cold enough to freeze human tears. A thick, long tail for balance helps snow leopards spring at their prey from great distancesprey that is often three times its own size. Slinking along the Mongolian mountain ridges, the snow leopards are invisibleand almost impossible to study. But that doesnt deter scientist Tom McCarthy, Conservation Director of the Seattlebased Snow Leopard Trust, or his many colleagues from dedicating their lives work to the study and protection of this seldomseen creature. And it doesnt stop Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop from packing their bags in order to join Tom on a trek to Mongolia, where they hope to learn more about this magical cat, a cat who doesnt give up its secrets easily. It will take endurance and persistence to climb the dusty mountain trails, hope of a snow leopard sighting rising and falling with each new summit. It will take practice and experience to lay humane leghold snares, collect scat samples, and set up motiontriggered cameras. It will take patience, focusand yes, loveto dedicate a lifetime learning more about this littleunderstood creature. But thats the only way the Snow Leopard Trust can protect their charges, before the snow leopard truly becomes nothing but a ghost of the mountain. With a dazzling, asithappens narrative and spectacular photographs, Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop bring Mongolia up close for readers everywhere.

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17539 words17,539 words
80 pages80 pages
Lexile 840LLexile 840L
Grade 6 to 9Grade 6 to 9
Age 11-14Age 11-14
Published 2009Published 2009

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