endangered species

Discusses different kinds of eagles, their physical characteristics, hunting and feeding methods, as well as the dangers they face.

Features full-color photographs showcasing sixty-nine endangered species on the North American continent. Provides short descriptions of each animal and an outline of the problems causing their extinction.

Explores how habitats are destroyed and its effect on biodiversity and examines how scientists are trying to restore the habitats of endangered species. Includes case studies, side-bars, maps, charts, and photographs.

Describes the exploitation and sometimes extinction of wildlife in North America. Also tells the story of societies trying to protect these animals.

Describes how the vast buffalo herds were devastated on the Great Plains and later reintroduced to save this endangered animal from extinction.

Discusses, through short essays and poems, ten endangered species that live in the skies, including scientific information about each, reasons for its endangered status, and descriptions of efforts to protect it.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of the orangutan, including information on why the species is threatened and what is being done to save it.

Discusses through short essays and poems, ten endangered species that live in waterways, including scientific information about each, reasons for its endangered status, and descriptions of efforts to protect it.

Explores the plight of twenty-two endangered mammals, birds, and reptiles from all over the world, including the humpack whale, California condor, and okapi.