| Variant title |
Title appears on item as: Eyewitness endangered animals |
| Series |
DK eyewitness books
DK eyewitness books. ^A689301
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| Contents |
Wildlife under threat -- What is a species? -- Adapting and survival -- The variety of life -- Links in the chain -- Measuring risk -- Watching animals in action -- Going, going, gone -- Lost and found -- Boom and bust -- The rise of humans -- The impact of farming -- A world without bees? -- Crowded out -- Damaged landscapes -- Climate change -- Global amphibian decline -- Rivers in crisis -- Polluted world -- Wildlife for sale -- Sharks in peril -- Alien invaders -- Fighting back -- Saving habitats -- Captive breeding -- California condor -- Grassroots conservation -- Living with the relatives -- The future -- Species at risk -- Timeline. |
| Abstract |
An introduction to various animal species that are threatened with extinction, including polar bears, sea turtles, river dolphins, jaguars, gibbons, and others; and discusses ways to help them survive. |
| Abstract |
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of gibbons. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 69) and index. |
| Genre/form | CD-ROMs. |
| ISBN | 9780756668839 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0756668832 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780756668846 (library binding) |
| ISBN | 0756668840 (library binding) |
