With shark populations dwindling worldwide - thanks to ignorance about these mysterious creatures, overfishing, and the popularity of shark fin soup - the biologist Dr. Greg Skomal wants to better understand the habits and habitats of the most feared and maligned shark of all, the great white shark.
Explains how animals become endangered and extinct from habitat loss and hunting, and how humans can help them. Includes an activity, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
Presents the story of Walking Coyote and his family's attempts to bring back the buffalo when they were nearly extinct. Describes how Walking Coyote found buffalo orphans and raised them on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.
restoring a habitat and its pride on the Liuwa Plains
Hague, Bradley
Explores the world of Lady, the last lioness of the Liuwa Plains in western Zambia. Discusses the changes made to the landscape by humans and the struggle to find balance in the altered environment. Includes a glossary and index.
Forests are tree filled areas. Many of the plants and animals of forests are threatened by man's invasion of the forests including logging and farming.
An introduction to blue whales, covering survival in the wild, raising of young, relationships to other species, and protection and conservation issues.
"This is a nonfiction picture book for young children. It tells the true story of Anna Merz, a wildlife protector in Africa, and Samia, a black rhinoceros she saved after it was abandoned by its mother."--Provided by publishers.
