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The book covers most of the radio episodes, but excludes the Juan Fernández fur seal and the Amazonia manatee. It includes some colour photographs taken by Carwardine. The first American hardcover edition was published by Harmony Books in 1991 (under ISBN 0-517-58215-5 ) and the first German paperback edition was published in 1992 by Heyne ...
Lulled by "the heat and hum of the forest" the other woodcutter falls asleep beneath the Great Kapok Tree. While he sleeps, the many species of animals that live in the tree (including frogs, snakes, sloths, birds, anteaters and monkeys) come down to speak to him. They explain not only their dependence on the tree, but also the importance of ...
The structure of this short story is a fable told from the point of view of a Puerto Rican parrot, a critically endangered species endemic to Puerto Rico.It describes the country's Arecibo radio telescope and how, in 1974, the telescope was used to broadcast a radio message from humanity into deep space to demonstrate humanity's intelligence.
It is her fifth volume of poetry. [ 1 ] Like other works by Atwood, The Animals in That Country explores themes relating to human behaviour and celebration of the natural world, with some of the poems expressing an ecocentric perspective and using the difference between the animals of the Old World and the New World to scrutinize issues like ...
The book's title is similar to a 1995 book title, The Sixth Extinction by Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin. Also included are excerpts from interviews with a forest ecologist, atmospheric scientist Ken Caldeira, wildlife and conservation experts, a modern-day geologist, and fungus researchers in New England and New York State. [4] [6]
The World's 100 most threatened species [1] is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), along with the Zoological Society of London . [ 2 ]
The book was listed as one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal. [13] As of 2013, it ranked 21st on a Goodreads list of "Best Children's Books." [ 14 ] The book is praised by many parents and school teachers, many of whom requested a trade edition of the book from the publisher. [ 8 ]
In 2021 it was found that this trade has caused a 60% decline in species abundance, and 80% for endangered species. [31] This trade can be devastating to both humans and animals. It has the capacity to spread zoonotic diseases to humans, as well as contribute to local extinction.