Presents a description of the lives of the world's endangered animals, including information on their habitats, behavior, diet, and life cycle. Includes suggestions for how they can be saved.
Profiles one hundred of the world's most endangered mammals, describing their behaviors, habitats, and physical characteristics and discussing the threats they face as well as efforts to protect them.
Discusses what steps are being taken to protect endangered species and explains what factors have led to the endangerment of many of the world's species throughout time.
Explains how scientists determine whether an animal species is threatened or endangered; discusses several species threats and conservation efforts, including the rescue of northern sea otters after the Exxon Valdez oil spill; and presents a hands-on investigation of chemical levels in two bodies of water.
Noting that island ecosystems have always suffered high rates of extinction and that human activity increasingly carves the landscape into island-like fragments, David Quammen examines the conditions in many island ecosystems around the world.
Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan's plans for a long-overdue vacation with her boyfriend are delayed by some mysterious bones, a plane crash, and her daughter's new relationship.
Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan's plans for a long-overdue vacation with her boyfriend are delayed by some mysterious bones, a plane crash, and her daughter's new relationship.
