Secrets of the Lost City A Scientific Adventure in the Honduran Rain Forest SANDRA MARKLE M MILLBROOK PRESS MINNEAPOLIS
For Steve Elkins and all the creative courageous people who lived this adventure Acknowledgments The author would like to thank the following people for sharing their enthusiasm and expertise Dr. Juan C. Fernandez Diaz the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping University of Houston Houston Texas Steve Elkins Lost City Project and Expedition Leader Partner UTL Productions Los Angeles California Dr. Christopher T. Fisher Colorado State University and National Geographic Explorer Fort Collins Colorado Travis W. King Mammal Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab Washington State University Pullman Washington Dr. Trond Larsen Director Rapid Assessment Program at Conservation International Washington DC Dr. John Polisar Coordinator of Wildlife Conservation Society Jaguar Program and Smithsonian Mason School of Conservation Fairfax Virginia Manfredo A. Turcios Casco Instituto de Conservación Forestal Tegucigalpa Honduras and Tom Weinberg President Media Burn Video Archive Chicago Illinois A special thank you to Skip Jeffery for his loving support during the creative process
CONTENTS The Big Mystery The Long Search 4 b Seeing through the Trees 10 Only Way to Know Exciting Discovery 16 Dig Deeper 20 Send in the RAP Team 22 The Search Party 26 More Exciting Discoveries 30 A Close Encounter 34 Dangerous Recovery Mission 40 Wild Secrets Revealed 44 A Note from Sandra Markle 50 Glossary 51 Source Notes 52 Index 53
