Category Archives: Endangered Species

The Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

The editors utilize their 50 years of combined experience in professional engagement with the behavior and ecology of wild felids to draw together a unique network of the world’s most respected and knowledgeable experts. For the first time, this inter-disciplinary … Continue reading →

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Extinct Animals: An Encyclopedia of Species that Have Disappeared during Human History

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

Everyone is familiar with the dodo and the wooly mammoth, but how many people have heard of the scimitar cat and the Falkland Island fox? Extinct Animals portrays over 60 remarkable animals that have been lost forever during the relatively … Continue reading →

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Holocene Extinctions

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

The extent to which human activity has influenced species extinctions during the recent prehistoric past remains controversial due to other factors such as climatic fluctuations and a general lack of data. However, the Holocene (the geological interval spanning the last … Continue reading →

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The History of British Birds

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

The History of British Birds reviews our knowledge of avifaunal history over the last 15,000 years, setting it in its wider historical and European context. The authors, one an ornithologist, the other an archaeologist, integrate a wealth of archaeological data … Continue reading →

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Conservation and Sustainable Use: A Handbook of Techniques (Techniques in Ecology and Conservation)

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

The relentless exploitation and unsustainable use of wildlife, whether for food, medicine or other uses, is a key concern for conservationists worldwide. Indeed, wildlife conservation and sustainable use have recently become centrepieces in conservation and development research. Assessment, interpretation and … Continue reading →

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Saving Biological Diversity: Balancing Protection of Endangered Species and Ecosystems

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

The distinctive contribution of this book is that it presents a pragmatic approach for preserving biological diversity. Experts in a wide variety of fields, including philosophy, environmental policy, law, economics and biology, present different perspectives on how to prevent widespread … Continue reading →

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Zoos in the 21st Century: Catalysts for Conservation? (Conservation Biology)

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

Modern zoos and aquaria are playing an increasingly active and important role in protecting and managing global biodiversity. Many zoos include wildlife conservation in their mission and have started changing the focus of their institutions in order to increase even … Continue reading →

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Conservation of Rare or Little-Known Species: Biological, Social, and Economic Considerations

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

Some ecosystem management plans established by state and federal agencies have begun to shift their focus away from single-species conservation to a broader goal of protecting a wide range of flora and fauna, including species whose numbers are scarce or … Continue reading →

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Condor: To the Brink and Back–The Life and Times of One Giant Bird

Posted on February 25, 2006 by singleton

The California condor has been described as a bird “with one wing in the grave.” Flying on wings nearly ten feet wide from tip to tip, these birds thrived on the carcasses of animals like woolly mammoths. Then, as humans … Continue reading →

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Tasmanian Devil: A Unique and Threatened Animal

Posted on February 25, 2006 by singleton

Packed with information that has only been published in scientific journals, if ever at all, this collection of biological facts challenges the misconceptions associated with Australia’s most famous marsupial. Far from being a scavenging, ferocious oddity, an image perpetuated by … Continue reading →

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