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Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species are Being Rescued from the Brink [Mīkstie vāki]

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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 416 pages, height x width: 198x129 mm, Illustrations, unspecified
  • Izdošanas datums: 05-Aug-2010
  • Izdevniecība: Icon Books
  • ISBN-10: 1848311516
  • ISBN-13: 9781848311510
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 416 pages, height x width: 198x129 mm, Illustrations, unspecified
  • Izdošanas datums: 05-Aug-2010
  • Izdevniecība: Icon Books
  • ISBN-10: 1848311516
  • ISBN-13: 9781848311510
The incredible rapid rate at which various animals and plants are disappearing from the planet is shocking. Scientists currently believe that habitats across the globe are losing dozens of species every day. Jane Goodall, who has become one of the standard-bearers for animal conservation through her numerous books, television programmes and close work with animals, is nonetheless defiant - 'While there is life there is hope', she states in her introduction to this profound and inspirational book. In demanding natural and political environments conservationists risk their lives to save animals from the brink of extinction. Jane's unique access takes us inside these programmes, meeting first-hand a vast range of animals from Giant Pandas in China to the young generations of Whooping Cranes in Texas that are being taught new migration routes - led by human devotees in flying machines. "Hope For Animals and Their World" is a celebration of the great work being done to protect our wildlife for future generations. Goodall's message rings loud and clear: we must not give up.

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This book is a testament to these beliefs, profiling as it does numerous individuals who, by virtue of their extensive commitment and deep love for the creatures they are trying to help, have succeeded in rescuing endangered species from extinction, mainly through captive breeding. -- John May, Generalist Blog Jane Goodall says she is often accused of being unrealistically optimistic. In fact, she deserves our thanks and praise for keeping hopes alive and inspiring millions of people the world over with her undinting efforts, to make us see the beauty and importance of nature and to encourage us all to do more to help preserve it. -- John May, Generalist Blog [ Jane Goodall] combines stateliness with a kind of holiness, her religion a predominately green one. -- Stephen Moss, G2 Guardian Jane Goodalls book has demonstrated all manner of brave, messy, patient, self-sacrificing and occasionally rather barmy-sounding behaviour in their battle to preserve the Earths biodiversity. -- Telegraph With hope but without hype, Goodall and her co-authors identify rare animals and birds, and describe the threats to them, pitching stories of survival to move and inspire new generations of ecologists. -- Times Goodalls approach, while mater-of-fact, is refreshingly hopeful the stories she tells are ones of success. But there is a sense of urgency to the book and she offers practical advice for anyone wanting to involve themselves in conservation. -- Financial Times Hope for Animals and their World is Goodalls gift of optimism to us, her shining a light on how we can all make a contribution towards mending a wounded planet. -- Glasgow Herald Jane Goodall has always been about motivation her early work proved to be an inspiration to biologists and conservationists... this latest book is no exception. Its a pep talk to gloomy conservationists, and while there is no grand thesis it is a timely reminder that however good humans are at destruction we are also remarkably clever at fixing things. -- New Scientist Hope for Animals is a tribute to the thousands of men and women who dedicate themselves to rescuing endangered species and keeping them safe, which can mean anything from teaching them how to eat bugs or how to fly, to how to mate. Through Goodall, these people become the voice of the voiceless and the Keepers of the Planet. -- Elizabeth Abbott, Globe and Mail

Acknowledgements ix
Foreword: Jane's Feather xv
Thane Maynard
Introduction xix
Jane Goodall
Part 1 Lost in the Wild
1(62)
Introduction
3(4)
Black-Footed Ferret, USA
7(12)
Mala or Rufous Hare-Wallaby, Australia
19(8)
California Condor, USA
27(12)
Milu or Pere David's Deer, China
39(8)
Red Wolf, USA
47(13)
Thane's Field Notes: Tahki or Przewalski's Horse, Mongolia
60(3)
Part 2 Saved at the Eleventh Hour
63(86)
Introduction
65(2)
Golden Lion Tamarin, Brazil
67(10)
American Crocodile, USA
77(6)
Peregrine Falcon, USA and Europe
83(12)
American Burying Beetle, USA
95(6)
Crested Ibis, China
101(4)
Whooping Crane, USA and Canada
105(16)
Angonoka or Ploughshare Tortoise, Madagascar
121(6)
Formosan Landlocked Salmon, Taiwan
127(6)
Vancouver Island Marmot, Canada
133(7)
Thane's Field Notes: Sumatran Rhino, Indonesia
140(9)
Grey Wolf, USA
145(4)
Part 3 Never Giving Up
149(72)
Introduction
151(2)
Iberian Lynx, Spain
153(10)
Bactrian Camel, China and Mongolia
163(6)
Giant Panda, China
169(10)
Pygmy Hog, India
179(4)
Northern Bald Ibis or Waldrapp, Europe
183(8)
Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit, USA
191(4)
Attwater's Prairie Chicken, USA
195(6)
Asian Vultures, India, Nepal, and Pakistan
201(8)
Hawaiian Goose or Nene, USA
209(5)
Thane's Field Notes: Cotton-Top Tamarin, Colombia
214(7)
Panamanian Golden Frog, Panama
218(3)
Part 4 The Heroic Struggle to Save Our Island Birds
221(56)
Introduction
223(4)
Black Robin or Chatham Island Robin, New Zealand
227(8)
Abbott's Booby, Christmas Island, Australia
235(8)
Bermuda Petrel or Cahow, Bermuda
243(12)
The Birds of Mauritius, Mauritius
255(8)
Short-Tailed Albatross or Steller's Albatross, Japan
263(9)
Thane's Field Notes: Blue-and-Gold Macaw, Trinidad
272(5)
Part 5 The Thrill of Discovery
277(50)
Introduction
279(4)
New Discoveries: Species Still Being Discovered
283(14)
The Lazarus Syndrome: Species Believed Extinct and Recently Found
297(20)
Living Fossils: Ancient Species Recently Discovered
317(10)
Part 6 The Nature of Hope
327(28)
Healing Earth's Scars: It's Never Too Late
329(18)
Why Save Endangered Species?
347(8)
Appendix 1 What You Can Do 355(26)
Appendix 2 Special Stories for Down Under 381(16)
Index 397
Dr Jane Goodall is the world's most famous primatologist and a high-profile campaigner for animal conservation. The internationally renowned Jane Goodall Institute, which she founded in 1977, operates around the world, promoting positive change for communities, animals and the environment. Jane has been awarded numerous prizes for her work and has published several best-selling books.