Save Our Species
16 total works
Quin Zisheng and her family rescue a starving giant panda and see that it gets help at the Panda Research Center. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of the panda.
Ernie and his aides tag sea turtles as they come onto the beach to lay eggs. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of the sea turtle.
A series that looks at some of the world's threatened animal species - the problems of survival for the animals themselves, the reasons behind their decline and the efforts being made to ensure their survival - told through the eyes of the poacher, warden and naturalist. This volume focuses on the tiger, of which there are six surviving races. Between them they total some 6400 animals which represents a drastic decline in numbers from 100,000 recorded in 1930.
A series that looks at some of the world's threatened animal species - the problems of survival for the animals themselves, the reasons behind their decline and the efforts being made to ensure their survival - told through the eyes of the poacher, warden and naturalist. In this volume, the story fo the black rhino is told through the eyes of three people: Joshua, a 12 year old son of a hunter; David, a Zimbabwean ranger whose job it is to track down poachers and relocate endangered rhinos to safer reserves; and Kurt, a German zoologist studying rhinos.
A series that looks at some of the world's threatened animal species - the problems of survival for the animals themselves, the reasons behind their decline and the efforts being made to ensure their survival - told through the eyes of the poacher, warden and naturalist. This volume focuses on the gorilla - there are about 400-450 surviving in the Virunga mountains and in Uganda's Impenetrable Forest Reserve, habitats totalling only 285 square miles.
Paul and Helen observe the habits and habitat of the African elephant. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of several species of elephants.
Fictional vignettes provide facts about three species of otters, which live in rivers, lakes, or along the coast, and which are declining in number.
A biologist, a television broadcaster, and an Inuit family observe the habits and habitat of the polar bear.
Villagers track a snow leopard in the Himalayas of western Nepal. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of several species of leopards.
Walter Coleman takes six tourists on his boat to observe the gray whales giving birth in a protected lagoon. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of several species of whales.
Hector observes a pair of blue-and-gold macaws in the wild and explains their mating habits to two visiting students. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of the macaw.
Linda and her friends observe dolphins in the wild and in captivity. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of the dolphin.