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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Callaghan, Louise, 1990- author.     Subjects     Laith, Abu.     Zoo keepers -- Iraq -- Mosul -- Biography.     Zoos -- Iraq -- Mosul.     Animal rescue -- Iraq -- Mosul.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Callaghan, Louise, 1990- author.       by title:      Father of lions : on...         MARC Display

Father of lions : one man's remarkable quest to save the Mosul Zoo / Louise Callaghan. by Callaghan, Louise, 1990- author. New York : Forge, a Tom Doherty Associates book, 2020. Subjects Laith, Abu.   Zoo keepers -- Iraq -- Mosul -- Biography.   Zoos -- Iraq -- Mosul.   Animal rescue -- Iraq -- Mosul. ISBN:  9781250248947 (hardcover) : 1250248949 (hardcover) Description:  xii, 383 pages : maps ; 25 cm Edition:  First U.S. edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "After two and a half years of ISIS occupation, and months of fighting between the militants and government forces, the Mosul Zoo was one of the few outdoor attractions still standing in Iraq's second city, its inhabitants kept alive by Abu Laith, a square-set 50-something mechanic and passionate animal lover. As the animals began to starve under the siege by advancing Iraqi army forces, Abu Laith, the "Father of Lions" and his protégées and family risked their lives to keep the animals alive. When liberation finally came, the city and the zoo were both on their last legs. It seemed as if all was lost, until a local former-government scientist, Hakam, saw a message on Facebook about a zoo nearby: a charity in Switzerland wanted to rescue the animals"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 590.73567 Laith Ca Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 590.73567 Laith Ca Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 590.73567 Laith Ca Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 590.73567 Laith Ca Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 590.73567 Laith Ca Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 590.73567 Laith Ca Checked In Add Copy to MyList North Kohala Public Library Adult Nonfiction 590.73567 Laith Ca Checked In Add Copy to MyList Nanakuli Public Library Adult Nonfiction 590.73567 Laith Ca Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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