From the Publisher
This is a gorgeously illustrated book on a riveting subject: the charismatic bird and mammal species that we have already lost or are at risk of losing, the reasons for their demise, and what we can do to minimize our future losses.—Jared Diamond, University of California–Los Angeles, author of Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed and Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
A beautiful lament for the vanishing wildlife of the world—wrapped in a message of hope.—Tim Flannery, author of Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth
Tim Flannery
A beautiful lament for the vanishing wildlife of the world—wrapped in a message of hope.
Jared Diamond
This is a gorgeously illustrated book on a riveting subject: the charismatic bird and mammal species that we have already lost or are at risk of losing, the reasons for their demise, and what we can do to minimize our future losses.