Title: Life on the Edge: A Guide To California's Endangered Natural Resources: Wildlife
Publisher: Heyday Books
Publication Date: 1994
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0930588665
ISBN 13: 9780930588663
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Weight: 98 ounces

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Discusses California's eleven bioregions, describes each endangered species, and covers such topics as butterfly poaching

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This is an extraordinary book, delivering a somber appraisement in an exceptionally attractive and imaginative format. The introduction describes California's 11 bioregions, the impact of development, and conservation legislation. Each phylogenetic section (mammals, birds, fish, etc.) begins with a Native American legend or legends and an interview with an appropriate expert concerning wildlife management and public awareness of wildlife endangerment. Each endangered species is then described in engaging, nontechnical writing, including estimates of remaining populations, significant threats to survival, and current conservation and recovery measures; map insets show range and distribution. A pleasing profusion of sidebars and short essays covers such diverse topics as observations by nineteenth-century travelers, the consequences of oil spills and water diversions, the DDT disaster, and butterfly poaching. Copious photos and illustrations (462 total, 342 in color), although available for review in photocopies only, will undoubtedly make this intrinsically important book a visual pleasure as well. Brenda Grazis

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