Description
Book SynopsisA powerful look at Earth's biodiversity loss, looking at animals from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Discover some of the rarest and most threatened birds on Earth, from the flightless kakapo to the soaring waved albatross. Find out where they are found, what they eat, their life cycle and the reasons why their survival is at risk. Most importantly, learn how conservations efforts are aiming to reverse their extinction.
Earth's rich biodiversity is at risk everywhere, thanks to devastating habitat loss, pollution, poaching and disease. Endangered Wildlife examines at some of the world's most threatened species and explores what is being done to bring them back from the brink.
Table of Contents
- 1: Birds in danger
- 2: Giant ibis
- 3: California condor
- 4: Kakapo
- 5: Hyacinth macaw
- 6: Philippine eagle
- 7: Siberian crane
- 8: Waved albatross
- 9: Christmas Island frigatebird
- 10: Shoebill
- 11: Kagu
- 12: Yellow-breasted bunting
- 13: Forest owlet
- 14: Locator map
- 15: Glossary and further information
- 16: Index
