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Books in the Library
Endangered Animals by
Thousands of animal species all around the world go extinct or are at risk of dying out every year. This enlightening book offers insight on what can be done to help combat some of the dangers that these animals face. Easy-to-digest sections focus on specific animals that are at risk, from tigers to turtles, and explain what hazards they face and what is being done to try to protect them. Colorful photographs and high-interest content will attract and captivate even the most reluctant readers.
Saving Endangered Animals by
Explore beyond the headlines on the topic of the protecting endangered animals, learning how this issue is treated in the news and how to separate truth from spin.
Endangered Species by
A detailed exploration of the variety of threats that endangered species are facing around the world, whether they are due to human impact or so-called natural causes. Endangered species is a more complex issue and problem than it may seem on the surface. What species are endangered, and what is causing them to become vulnerable to population decline? How can essential industries such as farming, housing development, and manufacturing continue to thrive without harming flora and fauna that are protected? Are current efforts adequate or should more be done to protect endangered species? And who should be responsible for the substantial costs of working to save endangered species? Endangered Species: A Reference Handbook begins with an introduction that addresses major threats and extinctions in history, discusses the geographical and cultural contexts in which these incidents happened, highlights other key moments along the endangered species timeline, and clearly shows why the topic of endangered species matters. The following sections examine an unbiased synthesis of classic and contemporary studies that inform the issue of endangered species and outline the most controversial events related to endangered species and the actions that have been taken to address them. The book also presents perspective essays by scholars, activists, and other experts to provide diverse informed opinions on the issue of endangered species and includes a data and documents chapter that applies research finding to provide answers to questions like what species are most likely to become endangered in the future and which practices have historically been the most effective at protecting vulnerable species. Includes a Perspectives chapter that allows for voices to be heard from many individuals who are concerned with endangered species Serves general readers who wants to learn more about the history and current events concerning endangered species in an easy-to-understand fashion as well as high school and undergrad students conducting research for reports or projects Presents facts that enables readers reach their own conclusions regarding the controversies regarding endangered species