Author: Vinzenz ZiswilerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Extinct and Vanishing Animals : a Biology of Extinction and Survival
Author: Vinzenz ZiswilerExtinct and Vanishing Animals
Author: Vinzenz ZiswilerPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461569915
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
In the limited scope of this book I wish to present a brief review of the progressive destruction of nature, particularly in the domain of animal life, and at the same time to ill- trate some of the possibilities by BIII: - Ion-.--------------, which man can prevent this de- 3 ---------- f_4 struction. As the mightiest creation of na- 2,51-______ a _ ___ L...-_j ture, man extends his influence into all of nature's provinces and in- 2 1--- - -------1---; habits all zones of the earth., 51----------1'------1 Civilization and technology, ulti mate consequences of his unique 1 cerebral development, have pro moted man to this position of O >, I, ., oo-="'------------I power. An enormous population increase in recent centuries has 1850 1100 1700 1800 1BIIO 1800 .110.2000 made him one of the most numer An ous of all animal forms. A com h parison of the alarming climb of 5 earth's population curve (Fig. la) -,"0 with the graphical representation r-- of exterminated animal species 30 r- (Fig. Ib) establishes a striking conformity. The steeper the human 20 r-- population curve climbs, the higher 10- stretch the bars representing the h -r-- number of exterminated animal 1650 1700 17150 1800 18SO 1900 19SO 2000 species.
Extinct and Vanishing Animals: a Biology of Extinction and Survival. Rev. English Ed. by Fred and Pille Bunnell
Author: V. ZiswilerVanishing Animals
Author: Andy WarholPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9781468463354
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Especially for this book, Andy Warhol has created prints (silkscreen over collage) of some of the most endangered animals in the world. Here they are joined with a stimulating text by Dr Kurt Benirschke affording the reader an opportunity to discover the lives and habits of these animals and what the outlook is for their survival. Extinction, the tragic and permanent loss of entire species of animals, should be a concern for everyone This concern and a strong desire to take action toward preventing the loss of more animals has brought about an unusual collaboration between art and science. The result is this beautiful volume in which artist and scientist have joined efforts to inform and inspire others to take action. It is hoped that these fascinating and striking portrayals will stimulate readers to join their own energies and talents to this important fight against the loss of more species. This book brings some of the less well known endangered animals to the reader's attention. These animals deserve just as much attention as the giant panda or the mountain gorilla about which so much has already been said. Naturally, the animals presented here are very personal choices, having been selected from a virtually endless supply of animals whose last hour is rapidly approaching.
Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
Author: Francis HarperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
Watching, from the Edge of Extinction
Author: Beverly Peterson StearnsPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300084696
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Annotation In this mesmerizing series of interviews with dedicated people who work to save endangered species throughout the world, an alarming truth emerges: the obstacles of human politics, greed, corruption, folly, and hypocrisy can present as much danger to a species' survival as biological causes. The dramatic lessons of this book shed new light on the problems of declining species and offer hope that we may yet change their fate.
Lost Wild America
Author: Robert M. McClungPublisher:
ISBN: 9780208023599
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Traces the history of wildlife conservation and environmental politics in America to 1992, and describes various extinct or endangered species.
Vanishing Species
Author: Time-Life BooksPublisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN: 9780809416349
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Extinction
Author: Paul R. EhrlichPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Wildlife Review
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wildlife conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description