Turner, Pamela S

Presents a full-color-illustrated examination of the Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda, and describes the effects of human exposure on the gorillas, how emergency medical care is provided to them in the wild, and ways to protect their species from poachers and common human diseases.

Discusses the work of Tyrone Hayes and his efforts to study and protect frogs, and follows Hayes into the field with his students to perform experiments with various types of frogs.

Follows the journeys of four underwater predators that are part of the Tagging of Pacific Predators project, including a leatherback sea turtle, a bluefin tuna, a great white shark, and a Sooty Shearwater, looking at what their lives reveal about the state of the ocean's health and the challenges facing sea life.

Photographs and text show how conservationists and community members worked together to restore the damaged coral reef in the town of Handumon in the Philippines, and protect the reef's resident seahorses.

Describes the life and research of biologist, conservationist, and naturalist George Schaller, with photographs.

Examines astrobiologist Dr. Chris McKay's efforts to prove that life does exist beyond Earth, with behind-the-scenes photographs capturing McKay and his research team at work studying microbes that live beyond all odds and trying to determine if they can thrive in space.

Relates the true story of a dog who accompanied his master to and from a Tokyo train station for a year and, after his master died, continued to wait for him there every day for many years.