How to save a species
By: Marilyn Baillie, Jonathan Baillie and Ellen Butcher
Contributors: Baillie, Jonathan, author; Butcher, Ellen, author
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781771470636; 9781771470803
Subjects: Wildlife conservation; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Animal Welfare; Endangered species; Rare plants; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Rare animals; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Zoology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Endangered; Juvenile literature
Other titles: Very wonderful, very rare.
Work titles: Very wonderful, very rare
Description: Introduces readers to some of the most threatened species on Earth. Meet some of the scientists who study species survival, and discover what inspires their work-- from cases of critically endangered wildlife to the success stories of species that have been brought back from the brink of extinction. Rare photos and engaging text will fascinate readers of all ages, giving them a glimpse of the diversity that is essential to the future of life on Earth.
Notes: Includes index.

Originally published in UK under the title: Very wonderful, very rare : saving the most endangered wildlife on Earth, in 2013.
Table of contents: title: Very wonderful, very rare; title: How to save a species; title: Humpback whale; title: Black robin; title: Przewalski's (wild) horse; title: Greater bamboo lemur; title: Javan rhino; title: Cebu frill-wing; title: Red River giant softshell turtle; title: Spoon-billed sandpiper; title: Attenborough's pitcher plant; title: Tarzan's chamaleon; title: Pygmy three-toed sloth; title: Saola; title: Luristan newt; title: Wild yam; title: Red-finned blue-eye; title: Northern muriqui; title: Mauritius kestrel; title: Where on Earth?; title: The world's 100 most threatened species.