"A vibrant history of the modern conservation movement--told through the lives and ideas of the people who built it. In the late nineteenth century, as humans came to realize that our rapidly industrializing and globalizing societies were driving other animal species to extinction, a movement to protect and conserve them was born. In Beloved Beasts, acclaimed science journalist Michelle Nijhuis traces the movement's history: from early battles to...

In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan is a highly guarded secret. During the night, Taiji fishermen engage in an unseen hunt for thousands of dolphins. Their work is so horrifying, a few desperate men will stop at nothing to keep it hidden from the outside world. When a team of elite activists, filmmakers, and free-divers embark on a secret mission to penetrate the cover, the shocking discoveries they find there are just the tip of the iceberg....

Tells the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker's extinction in the United States, describing the encounters between this species and humans, and discussing what these encounters have taught us about preserving endangered creatures.

Presents detailed information on tigers, including their representation in art and mythology, physical evolution, various subspecies, habitats, physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and interaction with humans, as well as the efforts being made to protect remaining subspecies from extinction.

Provides a general overview of bats, including descriptions of fifteen species, information about why many people fear them, and a discussion of efforts to preserve bat populations.

The Aldens investigate when exotic and endangered animals begin to disappear from the zoo where their new friend Lindsey works.

This book describes the giant panda's physical characteristics, its behavior, its habitats, and its endangered status.

An exploration of tigers, their various habitats, the threat of extinction, and the conservationists who are working with them.

Thirteen-year-old Teddy Fitzroy and his girlfriend, Summer, investigate when a mountain lion is accused of killing a prized dog outside of FunJungle Wild Animal Park in the Texas Hill Country.