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• The Black-Footed Ferret (Endangered in America) - Chronicles the success of the reintroduction into the wild of the black-footed ferret, a species almost wiped out when ranching activities destroyed its natural food sources.
• Elephants (Wildlife in Danger) - Describes the two remaining species of elephants, the African and the Asiatic, and how these animals are struggling against both man and nature for their survival.
• The Endangered Florida Panther - Color photographs help introduce the Florida panther, one of the world's most endangered animals, showing how efforts are being made to preserve the thirty to fifty cats who are left in the Everglades area.
• Endangered Forest Animals (Endangered Animals Series)
• Endangered Grasslands Animals (Endangered Animals Series)
• Endangered Mountain Animals (Endangered Animals Series)
• Endangered Savannah Animals (The Endangered Animals Series)
• The Fate of the Elephant

  Noted wildlife biologist and author Chadwick provides aomprehensive exploration of the natural history and modern fate of the world's elephants, centered around the theme that "we are discovering a creature greater in many ways--and more like us--than we had ever imagined it to be. Even as we are destroying it." Annotated bibliography.

• The Florida Panther (Endangered in America) - Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the Florida panther as well as the efforts being made to save it from extinction.
• Gorilla Rescue (Save Our Species : Earth's Endangered Creatures) - Emmanuel, an employee of the Rwandan National Park, saves several gorillas from poachers and sets out on a tracking expedition to count gorillas for an upcoming census.
• How the Tiger Lost Its Stripes: An Exploration into the Endangement of a Species

  Working from firsthand interviews and investigations, journalist Meacham offers a balanced, probing, fascinating analysis of how tiger extinction is happening and what is being done to try and stop it. For those readers eager to understand the ecological and political forces at play behind the tiger's endangerment and for those who simply love tigers, this book offers an informed, compassionate view that can make a difference.

• The Last Panda - In this magnificent, heart-wrenching book--hailed Best Book of
  1993 by the New York Times Book Review and USA Today--acclaimed naturalist and National Book Award winner George B. Schaller documents the plight of the mysterious panda--and urgently calls for the compassion needed to save these gentle animals from extinction. Includes a new Preface for this edition. 27-color plates.
• A Most Dangerous Journey : The Life of an African Elephant

  A moving and evocative account, featuring dozens of startling and informative black-and-white photographs, of the difficult life of an African bull elephant captures the beauty and majesty of these animals and of the land in which they live.

• Mountain Animals in Danger (Survivors Series for Children)
• The Mountain Gorilla (The Creature Club) - From rain forest habitats to mountain hideaways, this book reveals every aspect of a gorilla's life, including the unhappy truth that gorilla's are an endangered species. Full color.
• The Neglected Ape - Papers from the March 1994 conference address issues related to the survival of orangutans, their propagation in the wild and in captivity, and their contributions to the science of primatology, presenting research reviews and original data and analysis. Contains sections on an overview of the species and its current status; conservation and recovery; demography; long-term field studies; and research on social and sexual behavior. Includes b&w photos. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
• Of Tigers and Men : Entering the Age of Extinction

  Ives travels through India, Nepal, and Southeast Asia in search of the rapidly disappearing tiger. Along the way, his encounters with the human friends and enemies of the tiger are reported with a remarkable attentiveness to the greatest nobility and basest selfishness of our own species. A gripping ecological journey. Highly Recommended.

• One More Elephant : The Fight to Save Wildlife in Uganda - A moving text and evocative photographs eloquently capture the struggle of two brothers, Peter and William Moeller, to save the rapidly diminishing herds of elephants and other wildlife living in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda.
• The Orangutan (Remarkable Animals) - A full-color exploration of the orangutan, one of humankind's closest animal relatives, describes how this intelligent ape lives on two islands in the Indonesian rain forest, examining all aspects of its life and showing how its very existence is threatened.
• Prairie Night : Black-Footed Ferrets and the Recovery of Endangered Species
• Przewalski's Horse : The History and Biology of an Endangered Species (Suny Series in Endangered Species) - Przewalski's horse has survived from the time of mammoths, and is the only living true horse besides those bred by humans. They are extinct in their natural habitat in China and Mongolia, but captive breeding has now produced enough of a population to begin reintroducing them to the wild. At this juncture, scientists, veterinarians, zoo managers, wildlife experts, and activists from around the world compile what is known about the critters for the benefit of their colleagues and interested general readers. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
• The Red Wolf (Endangered in America) - A study of the endangered red wolf of the southeastern region of the United States, a species driven nearly to extinction by human encroachment on its habitats, examines efforts to restore this valuable predator and discusses its life cycle, characteristics, and more.
• Save the Tiger (Save Our Species : Earth's Endangered Creatures) - Akbar, a tracker for a tourist lodge, works with villagers, would-be poachers, and those involved in Project Tiger to protect the diminishing number of tigers in his part of India.
• Swamp Screamers : At Large With the Florida Panther - A narrative of wildlife biologists' efforts to save the estimated 50 wild panthers in Florida and their interactions with sportsmen, developers, theme-park owners, and radical animal lovers, offering an account of the complex scientific and political aspects of the wildlife movement, a history of Florida's vanishing wilds, and a portrait of the panthers and their habits. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
• The Threatened Florida Black Bear

  A profile of the Florida black bear includes stories of the bear that managed to get the tasty heart of a cabbage palm tree seven feet tall and the surprised researcher who found a two hundred-pound female in a tree stump.

• The Wolf : The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species
• The Wolf in the Southwest : The Making of an Endangered Species
• The African Rhinos (Dillon Remarkable Animals Book) - Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of the two species of African rhinoceros and examines efforts to protect them from extinction.
• Apes (Endangered)
• Bears (Endangered)
• Cheetahs
• Cheetahs (Nature Watch)
• Elephants (Endangered) - Provides descriptions of the physical characteristics and habits of both Asian and African elephants.

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