Endangered animals - Malcolm Penny|Wendy Meadway

This book examines the plight of endanged animals throughout the world explaining different causes of extinction.;The destruction of habitat, from the massive rainforest clearance to the drainage of marshes and meadows, is discussed noting how rainforest monkeys and lemurs as well as grassland insects, amphibians and mammals have been affected. Pollution of the air, water and land is considered including the results of acid rain, oil spillages and toxic radioactive leaks. Native island species have also been threatened by the introduction of animals as in the Galapagos Islands, Australia and New Zealand.;Finally man's role as a hunter has caused the decline and extinction of many species through fur trading, whaling, rhino, tiger and wolf hunting which are discussed in separate chapters.;The book concludes with a look at conservation such as the re-introduction of the Arabian oryx into Oman following a successful captive breeding programme.;There is an information section listing books, videos and conservation organizations, a glossary and an index.