People around the world and throughout history have feared wolves. This fear nearly led to the gray wolf's extinction in the United States. This book explores how this fierce predator came under attack, and how conservationists are working to change people's attitude toward the species.

"Charlie has this little sister, Lola. It is Save an Animal Day at school, and Charlie and Lola have to pick an animal. Charlie says, "There are less than one thousand pandas left in the world." So Lola says, "I think I would like to save a panda!"--Cover, P. [4].

Two of the last California condors living in the wild hatch an egg.

"From where elephant habitats are found to what it's like to be an elephant to why elephants are endangered and who has been working hard to save them, this book gives readers all the facts they know to become elephant experts"--

Follows animal rights activist Richard O'Barry as he and his film crew document the abuse of wild dolphins and the poisoning of the waters by fishermen in the coastal Japanese town of Taiji.

Renowned nature photographer Joel Sartore takes us on a journey of the world's rarest and most at-risk mammals, fish, amphibians, birds, reptiles and insects.

Includes over 200 illustrations by the author. Here are fifty adventures that any of us could have. The only equipment needed is a hand lens and an inquiring mind. At home, in the woods, fields, ponds and along the roadside are familiar things that under the glass show us exciting and sometimes beautiful details that we could not see without this help. Have you ever looked at the antennae of an ant under a lens, or seen the bristles on an earthworm?...

Humans were surrounded by other animals from the beginning of time, they were food, clothes, adversaries, companions, jokes, and gods. And yet, our companions in evolution are leaving the world-both as physical beings and spiritual symbols-and not returning. In this collection of linked essays, Alison Hawthorne Deming examines what the disappearance of animals, means for human imagination and existence. Moving from mammoth hunts to dying house cats,...

El tercer volumen de la colección Culturas musicales en Colombia constituye un valioso aporte práctico para la descripción y la comprensión musical específica de las gaitas largas: explica y expone su construcción, su técnica básica de ejecución, las características del repertorio y presenta transcripciones musicales para este instrumento Así, se aporta al conocimiento musical de expresiones que durante siglos permanecieron invisibilizadas...

A major revision of animal rights bible Striking at the Roots, referencing changes from the last 10 years including the rise of social media, which is now a key part of any campaign. The book brings together the most effective tactics for speaking out for animal rights. Activists from around the globe explain why their models of activism have been successful, and how you can become involved. Concise and full of practical examples and resources, this...