Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues

Richard P. Reading, Brian Miller

Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000 - Nature - 383 pages

Explore the multiple issues that surround species declines and conservation efforts through the only reference source to examine the conflicting conservation issues of 49 endangered species. While the causes of endangerment are relatively easy to understand, the ultimate or underlying factors are often far more complex and difficult to address. An introduction to these issues and how to resolve them is provided in this unique collection of case studies of animal species that have been pushed to the brink of extinction. Each case study provides the following information: - Common name - Scientific name - Order - Family - Status - Threats - Habitat - Distribution - Natural history - Conflicting Issues - Future and Prognosis.

Conservationists are increasingly recognizing that the ultimate causes of extinction are primarily socio-economic and political, yet biological approaches to recovery continue to dominate. More inclusive, interdisciplinary conservation programs are explored here to offer better prospects for managing problems and conflicts. In addition to the case studies, trends and common themes are explored to provide a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to conservation. Students and teachers can explore a wide variety of endangered species programs and the conflicting issues common to recovery efforts, which will enable them to evaluate conservation practice and to draw their own conclusions for improvement.

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Contents

• African Wild Dog: 1
• Altai Argali Sheep: 5
• American Burying Beetle: 10
• Andean Condor: 16
• Anegada Iguana: 22
• Aruba Island Rattlesnake: 28
• Asian Elephant: 34
• Asiatic Lion: 40
• Ayeaye: 45
• Basking Shark: 49
• Blackfooted Ferret: 54
• Boreal Toad: 60
• Brown Bear: 66
• Chinese Alligator: 72
• Dalmatian Pelican: 78
• Douc Langur: 84
• Eastern Barred Bandicoot: 89
• Ethiopian Wolf: 95
• European Mink: 101
• Florida Manatee: 107
• Giant Panda: 112
• Golden Lion Tamarin: 119
• Goldenrumped Elephantshrew: 125
• Gorilla: 130
• Grevys Zebra: 136
• Hawaiian Goose: 142
• Indiana Bat: 147
• Ivorybilled Woodpecker: 153
• Jaguar: 157
• Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle: 162
• Leatherback Turtle: 169
• Malagasy Freshwater Fishes: 176
• Marbled Murrelet: 182
• Mariana Crow: 189
• Mediterranean Monk Seal: 194
• Mexican Prairie Dog: 200
• Mexican Wolf: 205
• Mountain Plover: 211
• Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf: 217
• Orinoco River Dolphin: 222
• Piping Plover: 228
• Poouli Blackfaced Honeycreeper: 233
• Redcockaded Woodpecker: 239
• Red Wolf: 245
• Scarlet Macaw: 251
• Snow Leopard: 256
• Southern Sea Otter: 262
• Sturgeons and Paddlefishes Acipenseriformes: 267
• Yuma Clapper Rail: 277
• The Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Case: 283
• Causes of Endangerment and Conflicts in Recovery: 300
• Selected Conservation Organizations: 311
• Glossary: 313
• References: 317
• Index: 369
• Contributors: 377

About the author

RICHARD P. READING is the Director of Conservation Biology at the Denver Zoo and an Associate Research Professor at the University of Denver. He is the coauthor of Endangered Species Recovery and Prairie Night: Black-footed Ferrets and the Recovery of Endangered Species.

BRIAN MILLER is a Conservation Biologist at the Denver Zoo. He is the coauthor of Prairie Night: Black-footed Ferrets and the Recovery of Endangered Species.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues
• Editors: Richard P. Reading, Brian Miller
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000
• ISBN: 0313308160, 9780313308161
• Length: 383 pages
• Subjects: Nature / Animals / Wildlife; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Reference / Directories