Endangered Animals : A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues

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. Organized into case studies of 49 endangered animals written by some 70 contributors, this reference guide includes the Asian elephant, basking shark, giant panda, leatherback turtle, boreal toad, Mexican crow, Indiana bat, snow leopard, and southern sea otter. Basic data on each species (common and scientific name, order, family, status, habitat, distribution) is followed by sections on the animal's description, natural history, conflicting issues about its existence, and its future and prognosis. At the end of the compendium is a short section on attempts to solve the endangered species problems, and a list of organizations working to prevent endangerment. As Miller and Reading put it, it is humanity that is now holding the "deadly scythe." Read more... Case studies. African wild dog / M.G.L. Mills -- Altai argali sheep / Sukhiin Amgalanbaatar and Richard P. Reading -- American burying beetle / Erin Muths and Michelle Pellissier Scott -- Andean condor / María Rosa Cuesta and Elides Aquiles Sulbarán -- Anegada iguana / Numi Mitchell -- Aruba island rattlesnake / R. Andrew Odum and David Chiszar -- Asian elephant / Raman Sukumar -- Asiatic lion / Ravi Chellam and Vasant K. Saberwal -- Aye-aye / Eleanor J. Sterling and Anna T.C. Feistner -- Basking shark / Sarah L. Fowler -- Black-footed ferret / Brian Miller, Richard P. Reading, and Tim W. Clark -- Boreal toad / Erin Muths and Paul Stephen Corn -- Brown bear / David J. Mattson -- Chinese alligator / John Thorbjarnarson, John L. Behler, and Xiaoming Wang -- Dalmatian pelican / Henry M. Mix and Axel Bräunlich -- Douc langur / Dean Gibson -- Eastern barred bandicoot / Peter Myroniuk and John Seebeck -- Ethiopian wolf / Claudio Sillero-Zubiri -- European mink / Tiit Maran -- Florida manatee / Galen B. Rathbun and Richard L. Wallace -- Giant panda / Richard P. Reading -- Golden lion tamarin / James M. Dietz -- Golden-rumped elephant-shrew / Galen B. Rathbun and Solomon N. Kyalo -- Gorilla / Amy L. Vedder and William Weber -- Grevy's zebra / Mary Rowen and Stuart Williams -- Hawaiian goose / J. Michael Scott and Paul C. Banko -- Indiana bat / Nina Fascione -- Ivory-billed woodpecker / Jerome A. Jackson -- Jaguar / Rodrigo Núñez, Carlos López-González, and Brian Miller -- Kemp's ridley sea turtle / Jack Frazier -- Leatherback turtle / Jack Frazier -- Malagasy freshwater fishes / Rick Haeffner -- Marbled murrelet / Blair Csuti, Gary S. Miller and Steven R. Beissinger -- Mariana crow / Robert E. Beck Jr. and Julie A. Savidge -- Mediterranean monk seal / Luis Mariano González -- Mexican prairie dog / Julián Treviño-Villarreal -- Mexican wolf / Jane M. Packard and José F. Bernal-Stoopen -- Mountain plover / Stephen J. Dinsmore -- Northern Rocky Mountain wolf / Douglas W. Smith and Michael K. Phillips -- Orinoco River dolphin / Esmeralda Mujica-Jorquera and Ernesto O. Boede -- Piping plover / Lauren C. Wemmer and Francesca J. Cuthbert -- Po'o-uli (black-faced honeycreeper) / Paul Conry, Peter Schuyler, and Mark Collins -- Red-cockaded woodpecker / Jerome A. Jackson -- Red wolf / Brian T. Kelly and Michael K. Phillips -- Scarlet macaw / Katherine Renton -- Snow leopard / Rodney M. Jackson -- Southern sea otter / Katherine Ralls -- Sturgeons and paddlefishes / Vadim J. Birstein -- Yuma clapper rail / Courtney J. Conway and William R. Eddleman -- Synthesis. Interdisciplinary problem solving in endangered species conservation: The Yellowstone grizzly bear case / Tim W. Clark -- Conclusions: Causes of endangerment and conflicts in recovery / Richard P. Reading and Brian Miller -- Selected conservation organizations.

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.

Annotation 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 Presents unique case studies of 49 endangered species, which provide students with the conflicting issues surrounding conservation efforts.