000 02812nam a2200469Ka 4500
006 m o d
007 cr |||||||||||
008 130502s2008 dcuab job 001 0 eng d
020 _a9781426303586 (hbk.)
020 _a1426303580 (hbk.)
020 _a9781426302657 (lib. bdg.)
020 _a1426302657 (lib. bdg.)
040 _aBH0
_cBH0
035 _a(OCoLC)841487707
050 4 _aQL83
_b.P63 2008
082 0 4 _a333.95/42
_222
082 0 4 _a591.68
_222
100 1 _aPobst, Sandy.
245 1 0 _aAnimals on the edge
_h[electronic resource] :
_bscience races to save species threatened with extinction /
_cby Sandra Pobst.
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bNational Geographic,
_cc2008.
300 _a1 online resource (64 p.) :
_bill. (chiefly col.), col. map.
490 1 _aNational Geographic investigates
500 _aOSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
520 _aStresses the importance of saving endangered species and discusses how scientists are using the latest technology to survey animal populations, to track down and arrest those who prey on endangered wildlife, and to breed animals in captivity.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index.
505 0 _aAnimals in danger : Nowhere to hide -- Protecting animals -- Global warming -- Why worry about animals? Counting heads (and tails) : Canines for conservation -- The census counts -- Barcode of life -- Tracking them down -- Sea survey -- Smile! -- If you cannot look, listen. The law is on their side : DNA detectives -- Looking out for bears -- Meet a conservation biologist. Helping Mother Nature : Captive breeding programs -- Survival school -- Improving the gene pool -- Seeing double -- A zoo without elephants? -- Copy cats. Determined detectives : Calling all amphibians! -- Fungus fighters -- Clues to the cause -- Looking for a cure -- Unbalanced habitats. A view from above : Rain forests of the sea -- Biodiversity -- Eye in the sky -- Coral reef fast facts -- Truth on the ground.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aEndangered species
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aWildlife conservation
_vJuvenile literature.
650 1 _aEndangered species.
650 1 _aWildlife conservation.
655 4 _aElectronic books- OSLIS.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
710 2 _aNational Geographic Society (U.S.)
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aPobst, Sandy.
_tAnimals on the edge.
_dWashington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008
_z9781426303586
_w(DLC) 2009275310
_w(OCoLC)182528075
830 0 _aNational Geographic investigates.
035 _a(OCoLC)ocn841487707
856 4 0 _3Cengage
_uhttps://link.gale.com/apps/doc/BSXGUE111404403/NGMK?sid=gale_marc&u=corvalli
005 20250922224324.0
001 129995
003 CSD509J
999 _c7826
_d7826