Facing Extinction

ISBN: 9781408189665 出版年：2010 页码：313 Paul Donald Bloomsbury Publishing

Almost two hundred species of birextinct in the past 400 years, and a similar number today are in imminent danger of following them. The world's conservationists are leading the fight to prevent the demise of these remaining critically endangered birddegree of success. This new book examines the process and issues concerning extinction - how and why it happens adone about it. Whilst man is to blame fcauses, such as persecution and habitat loss, speciextinct on a regular basis sinAfter several thought-provoking introductory chapters, the book showcases about 20 species on the brink of extinctithe world and describes the work that is being undertaken to save them. Some are success stories, but a few are not. This is a subject close to the hearts of all birders and ornithologists and this book, written by a team of leading conservationista chord in most of them.