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  • Endangered Animals and Habitats - The Whale

    Adam Woog

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, June 1, 1997)
    Hunted for oil and food, whale populations where devestated over roughly a hundred years. Some species of whale may never regain their original numbers, and even the recent international ban on whaling may not ensure their survival.
    U

  • Endangered Animals and Habitats - The Cheetah

    Nathan Aaseng

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, March 1, 2000)
    The cheetah, one of the fastest sprinters in the animal kingdom, is in decline because of disappearing habitat and a human fancy for its pelts. Substantial numbers of cheetahs remain only in central and eastern Africa.
    Y

  • Endangered Animals and Habitats - The Crocodile

    K. Follis Cheatham

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, May 29, 2001)
    One of the most enduring animals on earth has been threatened with extinction several times. But current changes in habitat are again challenging the crocodile. Examination of human exploitation and conservation is given.
    Y

  • Endangered Animals and Habitats - The Wetlands

    Daniel Kriesberg

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, March 26, 2003)
    Wetland have long been an ecosystem with a bad reputation, whose benefits and values are just now beginning to be understood. There are serious threats facing wetlands. However, there also many ways to protect wetlands.
    V

  • Endangered Animals and Habitats - The Condor

    Karen D. Povey

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, March 6, 2001)
    Since the end of the last Ice Age, condors have faced the perils of a changing environment, ultimately declining to the very brink of extinction. In a combined effort by zoos and government agencies, biologists are working to resurrect the California condor through a controversial captive breeding and release program.
    U

  • Endangered Animals and Habitats - Penguins

    Karen D. Povey

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, June 18, 2003)
    Despite their status as one of the world's most beloved wild animals, penguins are increasingly at risk from human activities that impact their ocean environment. Conservationists fear that the effects of oil pollution, competition from commercial fisheries, and changes in the Earth's climate may be pushing these engaging animals ever closer to extinction.

  • Endangered Animals and Habitats - Bats

    Victoria Sherrow

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, May 1, 2001)
    Bats have sometimes been unpopular and misunderstood, but they are useful creatures who eat pests and pollinate plants. People are learning more about bats and working to save endangered species around the world by preserving and creating habitats, running captive breeding and rescue programs, and enforcing laws that ban human predation.
    S

  • Endangered Animals and Habitats - Antarctica

    Dennis Roberson

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, March 26, 2003)
    At the bottom of the world, on it's most inhospitable continent, things are changing. Scientists, researchers and tourists are arriving in ever-increasing numbers. Some areas are getting warmer - much warmer, but other parts are getting colder. Nations eye potential mineral riches underneath the ice and sea floor. Illegal commercial fishing persists. The threats and stresses to Antarctica's unique environment and wildlife are explored.
    N

  • Endangered Animals and Habitats - Owls

    Rebecca O'Connor

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Dec. 3, 2002)
    Owls are designed to be efficient and effective nighttime hunters, but their specialized design makes it difficult for them to adapt to environmental changes. Owls are disappearing from deserts, grasslands and forests. Although owls are sometimes misunderstood, people are working to insure the future of these midnight fliers.
    Z

  • Endangered Animals and Habitats - Chimpanzees

    Karen D. Povey

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, April 12, 2002)
    Lucent's Endangered Animals & Habitats titles focus on species and environments that are threatened with extinction. Each book provides a revealing description of the endangered animal or habitat and a critical examination of the methods employed to save it. Part of Lucent's popular Overview Series, Endangered Animals & Habitats impartially assesses the delicate balance between ever-expanding human needs and the desire to maintain an environment rich in biodiversity.
    Y

  • Endangered Animals and Habitats - The Galapagos Islands

    James Barter

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Feb. 28, 2002)
    Lucent's Endangered Animals & Habitats titles focus on species and environments that are threatened with extinction. Each book provides a revealing description of the endangered animal or habitat and a critical examination of the methods employed to save it. Part of Lucent's popular Overview Series, Endangered Animals & Habitats impartially assesses the delicate balance between ever-expanding human needs and the desire to maintain an environment rich in biodiversity.
    Z+

  • Endangered Animals and Habitats - Frogs and Toads

    Rebecca O'Connor

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, April 23, 2003)
    Many species of frogs and toads are disappearing from all habitats at a rapid rate. The causes of this decline appear to be numerous. Scientists are searching for ways to preserve this diverse family of animals, believing that the loss of frogs and toads may negatively affect all other species.