{"product_id":"2026100007488-secondhand-the-call-of-the-koala","title":"The Call Of The Koala","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1937, at a time when Australia's most beloved marsupial faced the very real threat of extinction, Ambrose Pratt — President of the Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria and Member of the Zoological Board of Victoria — issued an urgent and passionate appeal to the world in The Call of the Koala. This landmark work chronicles the life, habits, and perilous plight of the koala (*Phascolarctos cinereus*), presenting a detailed scientific and cultural portrait of the creature that had already captured the imagination of the world, set against the sweeping eucalypt forests of Victoria and beyond.\n\nPratt writes with the authority of a seasoned naturalist and the conviction of a conservationist decades ahead of his time, arguing forcefully for the protection of both the koala and the eucalyptus trees upon which it depends — so much so that all proceeds from the sale of the work were directed toward further research into the species. A rare and historically significant volume, The Call of the Koala stands as one of the earliest dedicated conservation texts in Australian natural history literature, leaving the reader to wonder: had its warnings been heeded sooner, how different might the koala's fate have been?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130997481691,"sku":"2026100007488-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b6f792f0-acb0-42b3-83a1-f30b0f9eb923.png?v=1786594070","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007488-secondhand-the-call-of-the-koala","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}