Lost wild America
Subtitle: the story of our extinct and vanishing wildlife
By: Robert M. McClung ; illustrated by Bob Hines.
Contributors: Hines, Bob, ill.
Edition: Rev., expanded, and updated ed.
Publisher: Linnet Books
Published: 1993
Place of publication: [Hamden, Conn.]
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780208023599
Subjects: Wildlife conservation -- North America -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Wildlife management -- North America -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Extinction (Biology) -- North America -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Extinct animals -- North America -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Endangered species -- North America -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Wildlife conservation.; Rare animals.; Extinction (Biology)
Description: Traces the history of wildlife conservation and environmental politics in America to 1992, and describes various extinct or endangered species.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-265) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one : Victims of the past.; title: Explorers and pioneers : America until 1800; title: The westward sweep, 1800 to 1880; title: Dead as a dodo; title: Some came back : the start of wildlife conservation, 1880 to 1920; title: The developing science of wildlife management, 1920 to 1940; title: On the brink; title: The growing environmental crisis, 1940 to 1963; title: Politics and the environment, 1963 to 1993; title: Part two : Possible victims of the future.; title: The never-ending war against the predators; title: The hoofed mammals; title: Whales, vanishing giants of the sea; title: Other marine mammals; title: Hard-pressed birds of prey and parrots; title: Waterfowl, game, and wading birds; title: Even the fall of a sparrow; title: Endangered reptiles and amphibians; title: Clean waters and fish; title: Butterflies and other invertebrates; title: Humanity, an endangered species