rare animals

A Chinese boy rescues a starving baby panda and, in the process, learns why pandas are endangered and what the government is doing to save them.

Villagers track a snow leopard in the Himalayas of western Nepal. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of several species of leopards.

Text and photographs examine the history and types of tigers, why tigers have become endangered and the efforts being made to protect and preserve them.

Discusses past and present treatment of the endangered polar bear and examines current efforts to protect it in its natural habitat.

Includes photographs of endangered animal species, with text that explains the role humans have played in heading the animals toward extinction, and discussion of what can be done to save the endangered wildlife.

Describes the plight of such endangered animals as the salamander, garter snake, and monarch butterfly.

Examines the process of extinction and humans' responsibility for the disappearance of many species and the destruction of their habitats.

Discusses various endangered animal species in the world, why and how they become endangered, and what can be done to save them.

Explains what species are, how they become extinct, and the effect of extinction on the ecology, and surveys endangered species of plants and animals and possible solutions.

Looks at several endangered North American species such as bowhead whales, Florida panthers, long-nosed bats, and Caribbean manatees, focusing on recent conservation efforts.