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Author : Glover Morrill Allen
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Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere written by Glover Morrill Allen and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : GLOVER M. ALLEN
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ISBN 13 : 9781033570074
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)
Download or read book EXTINCT AND VANISHING MAMMALS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, written by GLOVER M. ALLEN and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Vinzenz Ziswiler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461569915
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)
Download or read book Extinct and Vanishing Animals written by Vinzenz Ziswiler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the limited scope of this book I wish to present a brief review of the progressive destruction of nature, particularly in the domain of animal life, and at the same time to ill- trate some of the possibilities by BIII: - Ion-.--------------, which man can prevent this de- 3 ---------- f_4 struction. As the mightiest creation of na- 2,51-______ a _ ___ L...-_j ture, man extends his influence into all of nature's provinces and in- 2 1--- - -------1---; habits all zones of the earth., 51----------1'------1 Civilization and technology, ulti mate consequences of his unique 1 cerebral development, have pro moted man to this position of O >, I, ., oo-="'------------I power. An enormous population increase in recent centuries has 1850 1100 1700 1800 1BIIO 1800 .110.2000 made him one of the most numer An ous of all animal forms. A com h parison of the alarming climb of 5 earth's population curve (Fig. la) -,"0 with the graphical representation r-- of exterminated animal species 30 r- (Fig. Ib) establishes a striking conformity. The steeper the human 20 r-- population curve climbs, the higher 10- stretch the bars representing the h -r-- number of exterminated animal 1650 1700 17150 1800 18SO 1900 19SO 2000 species.
Author : Francis Harper
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 890 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World written by Francis Harper and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Fitter
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 9782880329297
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (292 download)
Download or read book The Road to Extinction written by Richard Fitter and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1987 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark V. Barrow
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226038157
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Nature's Ghosts written by Mark V. Barrow and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid growth of the American environmental movement in recent decades obscures the fact that long before the first Earth Day and the passage of the Endangered Species Act, naturalists and concerned citizens recognized—and worried about—the problem of human-caused extinction. As Mark V. Barrow reveals in Nature’s Ghosts, the threat of species loss has haunted Americans since the early days of the republic. From Thomas Jefferson’s day—when the fossil remains of such fantastic lost animals as the mastodon and the woolly mammoth were first reconstructed—through the pioneering conservation efforts of early naturalists like John James Audubon and John Muir, Barrow shows how Americans came to understand that it was not only possible for entire species to die out, but that humans themselves could be responsible for their extinction. With the destruction of the passenger pigeon and the precipitous decline of the bison, professional scientists and wildlife enthusiasts alike began to understand that even very common species were not safe from the juggernaut of modern, industrial society. That realization spawned public education and legislative campaigns that laid the foundation for the modern environmental movement and the preservation of such iconic creatures as the bald eagle, the California condor, and the whooping crane. A sweeping, beautifully illustrated historical narrative that unites the fascinating stories of endangered animals and the dedicated individuals who have studied and struggled to protect them, Nature’s Ghosts offers an unprecedented view of what we’ve lost—and a stark reminder of the hard work of preservation still ahead.
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Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Wildlife Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerardo Ceballos
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421417197
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)
Download or read book The Annihilation of Nature written by Gerardo Ceballos and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental scientists reveal the victims of humanity’s massive assault on nature. Gerardo Ceballos, Anne H. Ehrlich, and Paul R. Ehrlich serve as witnesses in this trial of human neglect, where the charge is the massive and escalating assault on living things. Nature is being annihilated, not only because of the human population explosion, but also as a result of massive commercial endeavors and public apathy. Despite the well-intentioned work of conservation organizations and governments, the authors warn us that not enough is being done and time is short for the most vulnerable of the world's wild birds and mammals. Thousands of populations have already disappeared, other populations are dwindling daily, and soon our descendants may live in a world containing but a minuscule fraction of the birds and mammals we know today. The Annihilation of Nature is a clarion call for engagement and action. These outspoken scientists urge everyone who cares about nature to become personally connected to the victims of our inadequate conservation efforts and demand that restoration replace destruction. Only then will we have any hope of preventing the worst-case scenario of the sixth mass extinction.
Author : Joel Cracraft
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231108652
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (86 download)
Download or read book The Living Planet in Crisis written by Joel Cracraft and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at a conference held at New York in 1995.
Author : Joe Roman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674061276
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Listed written by Joe Roman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Main description: The first listed species to make headlines after the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 was the snail darter, a three-inch fish that stood in the way of a massive dam on the Little Tennessee River. When the Supreme Court sided with the darter, Congress changed the rules. The dam was built, the river stopped flowing, and the snail darter went extinct on the Little Tennessee, though it survived in other waterways. A young Al Gore voted for the dam; freshman congressman Newt Gingrich voted for the fish. A lot has changed since the 1970s, and Joe Roman helps us understand why we should all be happy that this sweeping law is alive and well today. More than a general history of endangered species protection, Listed is a tale of threatened species in the wild-from the whooping crane and North Atlantic right whale to the purple bankclimber, a freshwater mussel tangled up in a water war with Atlanta-and the people working to save them. Employing methods from the new field of ecological economics, Roman challenges the widely held belief that protecting biodiversity is too costly. And with engaging directness, he explains how preserving biodiversity can help economies and communities thrive. Above all, he shows why the extinction of species matters to us personally-to our health and safety, our prosperity, and our joy in nature.
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Total Pages : 2264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1976-12 with total page 2264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul S. Martin
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816547440
Total Pages : 903 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Quaternary Extinctions written by Paul S. Martin and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What caused the extinction of so many animals at or near the end of the Pleistocene? Was it overkill by human hunters, the result of a major climatic change or was it just a part of some massive evolutionary turnover? Questions such as these have plagued scientists for over one hundred years and are still being heatedly debated today. Quaternary Extinctions presents the latest and most comprehensive examination of these questions." —Geological Magazine "May be regarded as a kind of standard encyclopedia for Pleistocene vertebrate paleontology for years to come." —American Scientist "Should be read by paleobiologists, biologists, wildlife managers, ecologists, archeologists, and anyone concerned about the ongoing extinction of plants and animals." —Science "Uncommonly readable and varied for watchers of paleontology and the rise of humankind." —Scientific American "Represents a quantum leap in our knowledge of Pleistocene and Holocene palaeobiology. . . . Many volumes on our bookshelves are destined to gather dust rather than attention. But not this one." —Nature "Two strong impressions prevail when first looking into this epic compendium. One is the judicious balance of views that range over the whole continuum between monocausal, cultural, or environmental explanations. The second is that both the data base and theoretical sophistication of the protagonists in the debate have improved by a quantum leap since 1967." —American Anthropologist
Author : Rachelle Adam
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 1611684994
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (116 download)
Download or read book Elephant Treaties written by Rachelle Adam and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a legal history of international biodiversity treaties from the late nineteenth century to the present, Rachelle Adam argues that todayÕs biodiversity crisis is rooted in European colonial history, especially in the conservation treaties that the colonial powers (and their non-governmental counterparts) negotiated to protect AfricaÕs big-game animals. Reflecting on the colonial pastÑparticularly on efforts to manage the commerce in elephant ivoryÑAdam sheds light on why more recent attempts to arrest the decline in biodiversity by way of international agreement have failed. This volume will spur a rethinking of such agreements and trigger a search for alternatives outside of existing international structures.
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Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (26 download)
Download or read book General Technical Report RM. written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Riparian Ecosystems and Their Management written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eugene E. Addor
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book A User-accessed Computer Information System for Environmentally Sensitive Wildlife written by Eugene E. Addor and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Committee on Rare and Endangered Wildlife Species
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Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Rare and Endangered Fish and Wildlife of the United States written by United States. Committee on Rare and Endangered Wildlife Species and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
