Randall, Jan A.,

Endangered species : a reference handbook / Jan A. Randall. - Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2018] 2018 - 1 online resource (xx, 396 pages) : illustrations. - Contemporary world issues Gale eBooks . - Contemporary world issues. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Background and history -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions -- 3. Perspectives -- 4. Profiles -- 5. Data and documents -- 6. Resources -- 7. Chronology.

This book begins with an introduction that addresses major threats and extinctions in history, discusses the geographical and cultural contexts in which these incidents happened, highlights other key moments along the endangered species timeline, and clearly shows why the topic of endangered species matters.

9781440849008


Endangered species.

QH75 / .R36 2018