Bøger i Endangered: Lessons from the P serien

"The oceans were once full of enormous, sharp-toothed carnivores. Megalodon was the king of the sea. Even the biggest dinosaurs fled when they saw its fin break the surface. But megalodon is no more; it went extinct. Its cousin, the great white shark, is still here, but it is endangered. What will happen if these huge fish disappear? Learn about the similarities between megalodon and great whites, and what people are doing to avoid losing another giant predator"--Amazon.com.

The Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In that time, animals have come and gone. That's nature. But sometimes, people have played a role in an animal's early disappearance. Deforestation, overhunting, and other human actions led to the dodo bird dying out. What can humans do to keep that from happening again? This book explores how people contributed to the extinction of the dodo, and what we are doing to save its endangered cousin, the kiwi.

History has a way of repeating itself. We can watch mistakes happen again, or we can make moves to stop them. Scientists know how amazing animals like the saber-toothed tiger lived and then died out forever. They can also see modern big cats, like the endangered Siberian tiger, are following that same path. How can the past help us learn about the future? Find out what steps are being taken to protect big cats from going extinct.

The woolly mammoth once roamed across the frozen tundra. It was perfectly adapted to its environment. But then, the earth began warming, and the mammoth couldn't adapt. It went extinct. Its cousin, the Asian elephant, loves the warmth. But humans have put these gentle giants at risk. What can animals from the past tell us about their modern-day endangered relatives? Learn how people played a role in the past and can change the future.