wildlife reintroduction

Presents success stories of endangered species that have, against difficult odds, managed to make a comeback, with tales of population recovery among species such as the red wolf, the crested ibis, and the pygmy hog.

Discusses the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in January of 1995 after their sixty-nine year absence from the park and chronicles the drama of the reintroduction, the political forces behind it, and the lives of wolves in their new home.

Describes efforts to save endangered animals from extinction by breeding them in captivity, teaching them survival skills, and then releasing them into the wild.

Describes efforts by scientists to re-establish a whooping crane flock that would spend summers in Wisconsin and winters in Florida.

Contains forty activities for children in grades three to six that will help increase students' awareness about birds and the environmental forces that threaten their existence.

Twelve-year-old Jack and his family go to Yellowstone National Park, where Jack's mother, a wildlife veterinarian, is investigating the report that wolves reintroduced to the park have killed a dog there.

Tells the story of the Yellowstone National Park wolf recovery project in 1995, in which fourteen gray wolves were transported from the Canadian wilderness and released in Yellowstone, marking the restoring of wolves to an area from which they had been absent for almost 100 years.

The story of endangered North American animals that have been captured for breeding programs and the scientists who are working to place them back in the wild.

Describes the physical characteristics, diet, natural habitat, and life cycle of these large wading birds, and tells about the efforts of scientists to establish resident flocks.

Describes the red wolf and the recovery program that has helped to bring this species back from the brink of extinction.