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Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction

Nancy F. Castaldo

After an opening chapter about the 1973 Endangered Species Act, the book investigates efforts to protect seven species. They include California condors and giant Galápagos tortoises, along with wolves, whooping cranes, bald eagles, American alligators, and American bison. It links their declines to hunting, habitat loss, and pollution that harmed survival or reproduction. Sidebars cover wolf myths, volunteers who aid condors, legislation, and pollution. A final chapter suggests ways to get involved.

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Book details

Themes
Animals · Conservation · Environment · Wildlife
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Clarion Books
Published
November 15, 2022
Pages
176
ISBN-13
9780358743231
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2019Science, Technology, and the Natural World
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