wildlife recovery

"The lesser long-nosed bat became the first bat species to be removed from the US endangered species list due to population recovery. This mammal plays a vital role as a pollinator in desert ecosystems in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Readers will learn about the collaborative efforts between the two countries, conservationists, tequila producers, and citizen scientists that are bringing back not only the lesser long-nosed bat, but the plants they rely on for food"--Provided by publisher.

"Native to several mountain ranges and plateaus in south Asia and eastern Europe, the snow leopard has been threatened by habitat loss, poaching, and a reduced food source. Learn how collaborative programs across borders and with local people have helped the species populations in some areas remain steady, and also benefit the big cat's main food source, wild sheep and goats, whose numbers are reduced by hunters and competition for grazing from livestock"--Provided by publisher.

This book shares the survival stories of endangered species that have made a comeback. Learn about the human and natural factors that drove each species to the edge of extinction, and find out what helped them survive and thrive. --.

". . . delves into the threats to seven species, and the scientific and political efforts to coax them back from the brink of extinction"--Amazon.com.

In 1997 Gloria Grow started a sanctuary for chimps retired from biomedical research on her farm outside Montreal. Brimming with empathy and winning stories of Grow and her charges, "The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary" is an absorbing, big-hearted text that grapples with questions of just what man owes to the animals who are his nearest genetic relations.