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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Corwin, Jeff. 100 heartbeats. New York, NY : Rodale : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, c2009 (OCoLC)753429513 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jeff Corwin |
| ISBN: | 9781605298474 1605298476 9781605294148 1605294144 |
| OCLC Number: | 316019683 |
| Description: | xv, 303 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Global warming and habitat loss. The race against extinction ; Losing ground -- Introduced species, pollution, disease. When worlds collide ; Toxic soup ; Their health is at stake -- Education vs. exploitation. Death by unnatural causes ; Exploited to extinction. |
| Other Titles: | One hundred heartbeats |
| Responsibility: | Jeff Corwin. |
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"The importance of this absorbing and exciting book is that it bears witness to Earth's vanishing wildlife by an expert who has actually visited the species, one by one. Corwin reports their status and prognosis, their case histories, and humanity's chances to save each one--if we awaken in time." --E. O. Wilson, research professor, Harvard University, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "On Human Nature "and "The Ants " "On a warming world, conservation and wildlife protection is an increasingly desperate battle. Here are the stories of some real heroes, who should move us all to real action."--Bill McKibben, author of "Deep Economy " "A wonderful read filled with great outdoor adventure stories and fresh, interesting science. Jeff Corwin's love of animals shines through these narratives." --Bruce Babb itt, former US Secretary of the Interior, and chairman, World Wildlife Fund "Drawing from his travels to the front lines of the extinction crisis, Jeff Corwin paints a compelling
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