Endangered: Wildlife on the Brink of Extinction - Hardcover

C. Mcgavin, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1554071836 ISBN 13: 9781554071838

Publisher: Cassell, 2006

Synopsis

A beautifully illustrated book on endangered species and the opportunities to save them.

Earth has seen at least five great extinction periods, each wiping out up to 95 percent of all living species. They involved massive volcanic eruptions, disastrous meteor strikes and rapid climatic changes. The main point of Endangered is that the sixth great extinction will be the result of humankind's abuse of the environment.

Featuring more than 400 photographs, this book details the plant and animal species that are either endangered or so severely threatened that they soon will be. The authors offer a thoughtful celebration of nature's diversity not scaremongering -- and a plea to rein in current behaviors that negatively affect the planet. Their proposals form a reasoned and hopeful guide to a future world that will be safe for all species. Creatures profiled include marsupials, monkeys, sea turtles, birds of prey, and butterflies and moths.

The extraordinary imagery and the compelling and objectively presented information make Endangered essential reading for anyone interested in natural history.

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Review

"Addressing controversial issues along with extraordinary
photography... provides a compelling and objective text." -- North West Evening Mail

"This lavish book ought to be a celebration of the most
spectacular and diverse animal forms in their natural environment."
-- Huddersfield Daily Examiner

'An extensively photographic work profiling the many animals
threatened -or already made extinct- by human activity.'
-- BBC Wildlife

Beautifully illustrated coffee table book -- Nottingham Evening Post

Full of wonderful pictures and worrying stories about the fragile
state of some of the worlds animals who may soon follow the University
Museum's stuffed dodo into extinction, it is all very serious, high-powered
stuff.
-- The Oxford Times

There are some stunning pictures in this book.
-- Bournemouth Daily Echo

extraordinary photography [...] book essential to any national
history reading list in the twenty-first history -- North West Evening Mail

Book Description

People are increasingly concerned with conserving the natural environment and want to take responsibility for looking after endangered plant and animal species. Conservation is a hot media topic with extensive coverage and debate about how we are damaging and how we can preserve earth's species. As well as looking to the past, this book looks to the future about what we can all do to make a positive contribution to environmental preservation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cassell
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1554071836
• ISBN 13: 9781554071838
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192