Babylon's Ark

The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo

Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence

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English

griffin pan macmiillan
01 October 2008

Mathematics & Sciences; Zoos & wildlife parks

When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, located in the city centre and caught in the war's crossfire. Once Anthony entered Baghdad he discovered that full-scale combat and uncontrolled looting had killed nearly all the animals of the zoo. But not all of them. US soldiers had taken the time to help care for the remaining animals, and the zoo's staff had returned to work in spite of the constant firefights. Together the Americans and Iraqis had managed to keep alive the animals that had survived the invasion.

Babylon's Ark chronicles the zoo's transformation from bombed-out rubble to peaceful park. Along the way, Anthony recounts hair-raising efforts to save a pride of the dictator's lions, close a deplorable black-market zoo, and rescue Saddam's Arabian horses. His unique ground-level experience makes Babylon's Ark an uplifting story of both sides working together for the sake of innocent animals caught in the war's crossfire.

By: Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence
Imprint: griffin pan macmiillan
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 238g
ISBN: 9780312382155
ISBN 10: 0312382154
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 October 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo

"""* ""Terrific tale about how Iraqis, a South African conservationist and American soldiers saved the animals of the Baghdad Zoo... A wartime story with a joyful ending.""... Kirkus Reviews"""