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Markle, Sandra

Summary: Readers will learn how scientists use camera-trap technology to study woolly monkeys in the Manu Biosphere Reserve. These camera traps helped scientists discover information about the woolly monkeys' diet, behavior, and habitat. Known as the rainforest's gardeners, their activities and behaviors are essential to the survival of the trees and animals in the rainforest. Scientists must learn more...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2019

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Anderson, Tanya

Summary: The survival of giraffes in the wild in threatened. Between 1985 and 2015, the overall population of giraffes in the wild has plummeted by 40 percent. Anderson shows how climate change, illegal hunting, wars, habitat loss, and habitat fragmentation are the main threats to their survival, and suggests ways that readers can alert their community to the dangers facing Earth's tallest creature. --...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2020

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 599.638 AND

Markle, Sandra

Summary: Explores the efforts to save the whale sharks, a species that was categorized as endangered in 2016.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.3 MAR

Nijhuis, Michelle

Summary: "A vibrant history of the modern conservation movement-told through the lives and ideas of the people who built it. In the late nineteenth century, as humans came to realize that our rapidly industrializing and globalizing societies were driving other animal species to extinction, a movement to protect and conserve them was born. In Beloved Beasts, acclaimed science journalist Michelle Nijhuis...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.68 NIJ

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.68 NIJ

Marsico, Katie

Summary: "Find out why elephants are in danger of dying out, what effect these animals have on the environment, and what people are doing to save them from extinction."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.67 MAR

Hogan, Zeb

Summary: "Beneath the surface of the world's rivers and lakes swim mysterious giants, the real-life Loch Ness monsters and Bigfoots of the aquatic world. They are a diverse assemblage of poorly understood creatures, from gargantuan gars to sumo-sized stingrays. These ancient fish-some who have been around for hundreds of millions of years-play critical roles in their freshwater ecologies. Threatened by...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nevada Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 597.176 HOG

Adams, Sabrina

Summary: "Scientists estimate that by the year 2050, almost half of Earth's species may be extinct. This frightening prospect would have devastating effects on the future of our planet. In this book, readers will study the issue of endangered species and the impact that human activity has on the plants and animals of the world. Using primary sources and helpful graphics to illustrate conservation...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.95 ADA

Warner, Gertrude Chandler

Summary: The Aldens head to Ladakh, a territory in northern India, to help save the elusive and critically endangered snow leopard.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC WAR

Hickman, Pamela M.

Summary: Provides details and facts about turtles, and explains the strategies conservationists are using to prevent them from becoming extinct.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2005

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597.92 HIC

Ferry, Beth

Summary: "Journey with a solar bear who shines a light on the endangered species around the world and . . . join the cause with your own mighty roar in this hopeful love letter to planet Earth and those who inhabit it"--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024

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Campbell, Rod

Summary: A first book about wildlife conservation presents five different endangered animals in their natural habitats for little ones to learn about.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2022

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Summary: Examines big-game hunting, breeding, and wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa and the consequences of treating animals as commodities.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Passion River 2017

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRO

Bergin, Raymond

Summary: "Mice have gone missing, polar bears are losing their place to rest, butterflies are going without food, and invasive species are taking over. What on Earth is putting these animals in danger? As Earth's climate is changing, natural habitats are shifting and disappearing, causing harm to the animals that live in them. Uncover the problem of climate change, explore the impact on animals, and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.95 BER

Castaldo, Nancy F. (Nancy Fusco)

Summary: Explores the threats to seven species and the scientific and political efforts to bring the threatened animals back from the brink of extinction.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.95 CAS

Bow, James.

Summary: A discussion of the reasons that plants and animals become extinct and what scientists are doing to prevent it.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. 2009

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.9516 BOW

Marsico, Katie

Summary: "Find out why many bear species are in danger of dying out, what effect these animals have on the environment, and what people are doing to save them from extinction"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2017

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Bittel, Jason

Summary: "Shine a spotlight on animal species throughout history and the ones alive today in Animals Lost and Found, through beautiful illustrations and interesting facts. Children will learn about animals lost to extinction, animals we thought we'd lost but have found, and animals that are the focus of conservation efforts all over the world. This educational book for children aged 7+ is packed with...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022

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Martin, Louise

Summary: Discusses the giant panda, why it is an endangered species, and efforts by the World Wildlife Fund and other people to save the giant panda.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Enterprises 1988

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Animals Martin

Wilson, Edward O.

Summary: "In order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet, says Edward O. Wilson in his most impassioned book to date. Half-Earth argues that the situation facing us is too large to be solved piecemeal and proposes a solution commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: dedicate fully half the surface of the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2016

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 333.95 WIL

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 WIL

Schaller, George B.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 1993

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.789 SCH

Rigney, Matt.

Summary: Discusses how the great fish, such as marlin, bluefin tuna, and swordfish, are now threatened by destructive and sometimes illegal fishing, inept fishery management practices, and changes in ocean's ecology.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 597.48 RIG

Evers, David C.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1992

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 578.68 EVE

Mills, Judy A

Summary: "Blood of the Tiger takes readers on a wild ride to save one of the world's rarest animals from a band of Chinese billionaires. Despite the tiger's beloved status, there may be fewer than three thousand left in the wild. At the same time, at least five thousand "domesticated" tigers have been reared on farms in China, not for traditional medicine but for the production of tiger-bone wine,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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Evers, David C.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1992

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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 333.95 EVE

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