| Endangered: Wildlife on the Brink of Extinction | 
 enlarge | Author: George Mcgavin
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 477408
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 184403495X
EAN: 9781844034956
ASIN: 184403495X
Publication Date: October 12, 2006
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endangered wildlife October 10, 2008
This excellent and thoughtful book deals with endangered wildlife on the brink of extinction.
The introduction records five extinctions that have occured in the past due to natural occurances such as weather changes,volcanoes, earthquakes etc.and the sixth extinction mainly due to the activities of man.
The main text deals with 59 classes of animals,birds,amphibians,reptiles,insects and fish which face extincrion in current times Each group has a two page or more spread giving a good synopsis of the problems facing the speecies concerned. The pictures are excellent
Finally a closing chapter entitled "stemming the tide" discussesthe steps that are needed to protect our wildlife A book to be highly recommended.
Vital For Any Conservation Enthusiast August 8, 2008
The aim of 'Endangered' is to produce a comprehensive and fact-based account of the state of the world's biodiversity and a format accessible to you an I. It achieves this brilliantly.
The A4 book begins with a section on extinction and humanity, and ends with another on conservation efforts and the future. However the majority (160 pages) concerns the species themselves and the threats they face.
This section is split into many subchapters each taking up a double page spread, featuring a particular group of animals (e.g. great apes, sharks). A review of the features of the group is given, followed by the threats they face and extra detail about particular species.
The spread consists of one main photo fading out into the text, with the words moulded round the focal point. This makes for a beautiful layout and ensures the page space is fully utilised. The text is in 3 columns per page, interjected with smaller photographs and their captions.
You could say the amphibians and invertebrates are underrepresented and plants only figure in relation to animal species. However this is nit-picking and I really can't praise this book enough. A pleasure to read despite its somewhat depressing subject matter.
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