"Dog Days on ICE Antarctic Exploration in a Golden Age" The last dogs were taken from Antarctica and then banned
"Dog Days on ICE Antarctic Exploration in a Golden Age" ISBN: 9781873877890 written by Peter Noble. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP57deu9Kj8 Dogs were taken from Antarctica, a consequence of an environmental clause in the Antarctic Treaty that required non-native species to be removed. In the case of dogs, specifically because distemper (a disease of dogs) could potentially spread from the dogs to the native seals of Antarctica www.antarcticbookshop.com "Dog Days on Ice" is the personal account of one man's experience of a truly golden era for exploration. Much has been archived about the scientific achievements involved, but Peter Noble concentrates on the human experience of life on the ice in the 1960s. Through his account of a 600 mile dog sledge journey and two of the longest and biggest expeditions ever undertaken by the British Antarctic Survey, he tells of the pleasures and pitfalls, the humour and hardships,...
