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In the 1960s, Farley Mowat was living in the tiny fishing community of Burgeo on the southwest coast of Newfoundland. When an 80-ton fin whale became trapped in a nearby saltwater lagoon, Mowat rejoiced: here was the first chance to study at close range one of the most magnificent animals in creation. Some local villagers thought otherwise, blasting the whale with rifle fire and hacking open her back with a motorboat propeller. Mowat appealed desperately to the authorities, but it was too late-ravaged by an infection resulting from her massive wounds, the whale died. A plea for the end of commercial hunting of the whale, this moving account blends all the tension of the life-and-death struggle for one animal's survival with the drama of man's wanton destruction of life-bearing creatures and the environment itself.
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A PLEA TO STOP THE SLAUGHTER NOW...
When an 80-ton Fin Whale became trapped in a Newfoundland lagoon, conservationist Farley Mowat rejoiced: here was the first chance to study at close range one of the most magnificent animals in creation. Some local villagers thought otherwise. They blasted the whale with rifle fire and hacked open her back with a motorboat propeller. Mowat appealed desperately to the police, to marine biologists, finally to the Canadian press. But it was too late. Ravaged by an infection resulting from her massive wounds, the whale died.
World-renowned for his passionate tales of survival, Farley Mowat wrote his new book to symbolize the plight of all whales preyed on by man for commercial profit. A Whale for the Killing is an urgent, eloquent plea to stop the massacre now...before the entire species is doomed to extinction.
About the Author
Farley Mowat is one of the world's foremost nature writers and conservationists. He is the author of 39 books, including Never Cry Wolf, Sea of Slaughter, and The Snow Walker. He and his wife, Claire Mowat, divide their time between Ontario and Nova Scotia.
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Condition: Good. : En la década de 1960, Farley Mowat vivía en la pequeña comunidad pesquera de Burgeo, en la costa suroeste de Terranova. Cuando una ballena rorcual común de 80 toneladas quedó atrapada en una laguna de agua salada cercana, Mowat se regocijó: ¡aquí estaba la primera oportunidad de estudiar de cerca a uno de los animales más magníficos de la creación! Algunos aldeanos locales pensaron lo contrario, disparando a la ballena con rifles y abriendo su espalda con una hélice de lancha a motor.Mowat apeló desesperadamente a las autoridades, pero ya era demasiado tarde: devastada por una infección resultante de sus heridas masivas, la ballena murió. Una súplica por el fin de la caza comercial de la ballena, este relato conmovedor mezcla toda la tensión de la lucha a vida o muerte por la supervivencia de un animal con el drama de la destrucción desenfrenada por parte del hombre de criaturas vivientes y del medio ambiente mismo. EAN: 9780811731867 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: A Whale for the Killing Autor: Farley Mowat Idioma: en Páginas: 238. Seller Inventory # Happ-2026-08-13-395e271b
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