{"product_id":"9781588345134","title":"Komodo Dragons: Biology and Conservation","description":"More than twenty years have passed since Walter Auffenberg's monumental \u003ci\u003eThe Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e.  In the intervening years the populations of Komodo dragons—native only  to a handful of islands in southeast Indonesia—have dwindled, sparking  intensive conservation efforts. During the last two decades new  information about these formidable predators has emerged, and the most  important findings are clearly presented here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA memoir from  Walter Auffenberg and his son Kurt is followed by the latest information  on Komodo dragon biology, ecology, population distribution, and  behavior. The second part of the book is dedicated to step-by-step  management and conservation techniques, both for wild and captive  dragons. This successful model is a useful template for the conservation  of other endangered species as well, for, as Kurt and Walter Auffenberg  note, “The species may well indeed survive in the wild for generations  to come while countless other organisms are lost.”","brand":"Smithsonian Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137908097264,"sku":"9781588345134","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781588345134_p0.jpg?v=1763800754","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781588345134","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}