Eyewitness: Endangered Animals takes a look at creatures around the world that are currently threatened with extinction, along with the ways that we can help them survive. Starting with an overview of biodiversity and the web of life, the book then examines the threats facing a wide range of species, including polar bears, sea turtles, tree frogs, river dolphins, jaguars, pandas, gibbons, and the California condor.
Author(s): Ben Hoare, Tom Jackson
Series: DK Eyewitness Books
Publisher: DK Publishing
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 74
Tags: Биологические дисциплины;Научно-популярное в биологии;Животные;
5 Contents......Page 7
6 Wildlife under threat......Page 8
8 What is a species?......Page 10
10 Adapting and survival......Page 12
12 The variety of life......Page 14
14 Links in the chain......Page 16
16 Measuring risk......Page 18
18 Watching animals in action......Page 20
20 Going, going, gone......Page 22
22 Lost and found......Page 24
24 Boom and bust......Page 26
26 The rise of humans......Page 28
28 The impact of farming......Page 30
30 A world without bees?......Page 32
32 Crowded out......Page 34
34 Damaged landscapes......Page 36
36 Climate change......Page 38
38 Global amphibian decline......Page 40
40 Rivers in crisis......Page 42
42 Polluted world......Page 44
44 Wildlife for sale......Page 46
46 Sharks in peril......Page 48
48 Alien invaders......Page 50
50 Fighting back......Page 52
52 Saving habitats......Page 54
54 Captive breeding......Page 56
56 California condor......Page 58
58 Grassroots conservation......Page 60
60 Living with the relatives......Page 62
62 The future......Page 64
64 Species at risk......Page 66
66 Timeline......Page 68
69 Find out more......Page 71
70 Glossary......Page 72
72 Index......Page 74
