The Last Panda by George B. Schaller Paperback 1994

ISBN 978-0226736297 Published by University of Chicago Press, 1993 ISBN 10: 0226736288ISBN 13: 9780226736280 Dependent on a shrinking supply of bamboo, hunted mercilessly for its pelt, and hostage to profiteering schemes once in captivity, the panda is on the brink of extinction. Here, acclaimed naturalist George Schaller uses his great evocative powers, and the insight gained by four and a half years in the forests of the Wolong and Tangjiahe panda reserves, to document the plight of these mysterious creatures and to awaken the human compassion urgently needed to save them. Wednesday Shipping.