endangered species

Presents profiles of approximately 1,400 endangered animal and plant species and subspecies, arranged alphabetically by common English name, covering their statuses, physical features, habitats, geographic ranges, diets, behavior, defenses, and threats, and includes color photos, maps, and box features.

Discusses what animals need to survive, evolution, biodiversity, and the conservation status of several mammals, birds, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. Features activities, conservation tips, quotes, fact boxes, and dozens of color photographs throughout.

Discusses the plight of peregrine falcons and why they are near extinction, as well as some of the ways humans can help.

Examines a variety of threats to animals in the wild, encouraging young readers to learn more about each species and take hand in preservation of all creatures, and provides an update on efforts to save endangered species in the twenty-first century.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and possible fate of the Australian marsupials that are sometimes confused with bears.

Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of this member of the bear family, as well as why they are endangered.

Describes the near extinction of America's buffalo and their native grasslands when settlers arrived in the West and drove the Indians to reservations. Explains how Theodore Roosevelt began a program of conservation that led to the revival of the buffalo and the grasslands.

A single, healthy bald eagle egg is brought to the lower forty-eight states from Alaska in the 1950s. In this time only a little over four hundred bald eagle pairs were thought to be living in the United States--the US was in danger of letting its national bird go extinct. In spite of the odds against it, this egg hatched, the eaglet thrived, and today it is one of the reasons why bald eagles have made a come back.

"A combined history of the Puerto Rican parrot and the island of Puerto Rico, highlighting current efforts to save the Puerto Rican parrot by protecting and managing this endangered species"--Provided by publisher.