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Wildlife extinction, text and photographs by Charles L. Cadieux ; drawings by Bob Hines

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Wildlife extinction

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text and photographs by Charles L. Cadieux ; drawings by Bob Hines

An up-to-date worldwide picture of wild animals in danger of extinction. Surveys endangered North American wild animals with a prognosis for the future and then gives an analysis of conservation efforts around the world

Preface / Jack Lorenz -- Must they disappear? -- Theories of ancient extinctions -- We can prevent extinction: witness the whooper -- Spotted owls and timber dollars -- Ferrets and sparrows: a victory and a loss -- Red wolves and Attwater's chickens -- Endangered American birds: large condors and small warblers -- America's bald eagle -- The peregrine falcon -- The great whales -- The Hawaiian picture -- Florida panthers and sea cows -- The masked bobwhite quail -- Endangered SUBspecies -- The kit fox -- The everglades kite -- Saving the reptiles -- Worthless species? -- Parrots of many lands -- Tracking the rails -- Some endangered fishes -- Who wants to save a bat? -- Sea turtles at risk -- Important Federal laws for endangered species -- CITES and the international picture -- Israels' endangered species -- Extinction in Africa -- Disappearing Asian wildlife -- Central America: biodiversity at stake -- South America -- Extinction down under -- Zoos and wildlife parks -- Is hunting to blame? -- Are they really gone? -- Captive propagation -- The role of Federal agencies -- You can help! -- Appendix I. Endangered species' heroes - Appendix II. These are the endangered -- Index