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Return of the Gar

3.38 (8 ratings by Goodreads)

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By (author): Mark Spitzer

The alligator gar belongs to a family of fish that has remained fundamentally unchanged since the Cretaceous, over 100 million years ago. Its intimidating size and plethora of teeth have made it demonized throughout its range in North America, resulting in needless killing. Massive oil spills in its breeding range have not helped its population either. Interspersing science, folklore, history, and action-packed fishing narratives, Spitzer's empathy for and fascination with this air-breathing, armored fish provides for an entertaining odyssey that examines management efforts to preserve and propagate the alligator gar in the United States.

Spitzer also travels to Central America, Thailand, and Mexico to assess the global gar situation. He reflects on what is and isn't working in compromised environments, then makes a case for conservation based on personal experience and a love for wildness for its own sake. This colorful portrait of the alligator gar can serve as a metaphor and measurement for the future of our biodiversity during a time of planetary crisis. See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Mar 2015
  • Publisher: University of North Texas PressU.S.
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781574415995

About Mark Spitzer

Mark Spitzer has caught and studied gar all over the planet leading to an appearance on Animal Planets River Monsters. He also consulted for National Geographics Monster Fish episode on the alligator gar. The author of 21 books including fiction poetry translations and nonfiction Spitzer is an associate professor of creative writing at the University of Central Arkansas USA and the editor of Toad Suck Review.

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