nature conservation

Discusses the ways in which human activities have resulted in the extinction and endangerment of animal species, and examines past and ongoing efforts on behalf of wildlife and habitat conservation.

Examines factors threatening various animal and plant habitats, such as pollution and depletion of natural resources, explaining what can be done to conserve and preserve the planet.

Presents a collection of essays examining environmentalism, including its successes and failures, its social benefit, and the movement overall.

Features debates on key social and political issues associated with protecting various animal species and habitats, and includes case studies and statistical data on such topics as global warming, ivory trading, and whaling.

Presents more than twenty natural history essays and short stories about the five areas of the Everglades ecosystem, written by southern writers.

In-depth portrait of the endangered wildlife of Africa, with photographs and text that highlight individual species, charts that describe distinguishing features, and maps illustrating past and present distribution of herds.

Traces the history of conservation in the United States; features a state-by-state roster of sites that possess special or unique natural resource values; and includes a glossary of selected terms, and listings of related state and federal agencies.

Discusses the history of environmentalism in the United States, including background on such groups as the Sierra Club, Greenpeace, the Nature Conservancy, Environmental Action, and a variety of anti-nuclear organizations.

Describes how we would miss endangered species if they were to become extinct, how we benefit from them, and what we can do to protect them.