01990cam a2200337 4500 681435990 TxAuBib 100811s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780756668839 hardcover 0756668832 hardcover 9780756668846 library binding 0756668840 library binding (OCoLC)4263 TxAuBib Hoare, Ben. Endangered animals / written by Ben Hoare and Tom Jackson. Eyewitness endangered animals. New York : DK Pub., 2010. HARDCOVER 72 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. DK eyewitness books Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 69) and index. 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. 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. Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of gibbons. Animals JUV LIT. Endangered species JUV LIT. Jackson, Tom, 1953- DK Publishing, Inc. DK eyewitness books.