Father of lions : one man's remarkable quest to save the Mosul Zoo

Callaghan, Louise 1990- (author.).

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"--

Item details

ISBN: 9781250248947
ISBN: 1250248949
ISBN: 9781250248961
Physical Description: print
xii, 383 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York : Forge, 2020.
Copyright: ©2019

Contents / Notes

General Note:

"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

"January 2020"--Title page verso.

First published: London : Head of Zeus Ltd., 2019.

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Subject:

Laith, Abu
Zoo keepers Iraq Mosul Biography
Zoos Iraq Mosul
Animal rescue Iraq Mosul
Zoo animals Iraq Mosul
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
HISTORY / Middle East / Iraq
NATURE / Animals
Animal rescue
Zoo keepers
Iraq Mosul

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