Life on the Edge a Guide to California's Endangered Natural Resources

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Life on the Edge: A Guide to California's Endangered Natural Resources
Wildlife Crabtree, Margo.
Title: Life on the Edge:A Guide … more Life on the Edge: A Guide to California's Endangered Natural Resources
Wildlife Crabtree, Margo.
Title: Life on the Edge:A Guide to California's Endangered Natural Resources.
Publisher: Brand: Heyday Books
Publication Date: 1st edition, 1994
Binding: Soft cover.
568 Pages.
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 1.5 x 12 inches

Synopsis:
Discusses California's eleven bioregions, describes each endangered species, and covers such topics as butterfly poaching.
This is an extraordinary book, delivering a somber appraisement in an exceptionally attractive and imaginative format. The introduction describes California's 11 bioregions, the impact of development, and conservation legislation. Each phylogenetic section (mammals, birds, fish, etc.) begins with a Native American legend or legends and an interview with an appropriate expert concerning wildlife management and public awareness of wildlife endangerment. Each endangered species is then described in engaging, nontechnical writing, including estimates of remaining populations, significant threats to survival, and current conservation and recovery measures; map insets show range and distribution. A pleasing profusion of sidebars and short essays covers such diverse topics as observations by nineteenth-century travelers, the consequences of oil spills and water diversions, the DDT disaster, and butterfly poaching.
Copious photos and illustrations (462 total, 342 in color), will undoubtedly make this intrinsically important book a visual pleasure as well. less