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Firefly Animal Rescue
Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife |
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Firefly Animal Rescue is a series about endangered and threatened species and what is being done to protect them. Each book introduces readers to a featured animal, explains the threats it is facing, and explores efforts to protect it
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Alligator and Crocodile Rescue
Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife by Trish Snyder Shortlisted for the Ontario Library Association's 2007 Red Maple Award Chosen to be included in the 2007 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Magazine Loathed for their eating habits and adored for their skins, alligators and crocodiles were hunted almost to extinction. But thanks to some creative conservation efforts the status of crocodilians has improved dramatically. Even though some populations are thriving, others are still at risk. Eight species remain on the endangered list, and some hover on the edge of extinction.
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Bear Rescue Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife by Keltie Thomas Chosen to be included in the 2007 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Magazine Bears are respected and admired, yet also feared. These mighty animals have virtually no enemies except for humans. Over the last 150 years, as civilization has expanded into their natural environments, bears are being displaced. Because of habitat loss, hunting for sport, and the black market trade in body parts for medicinal use, all species except brown and American black bears are endangered or vulnerable.
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Rainforest Bird Rescue Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife by Linda Kenyon Chosen to be included in the 2007 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Magazine About a third of the world bird species make their homes in rainforests, which offer moderate temperatures, protective shelter and ample food supply. Unfortunately the rainforests are disappearing. A few thousand years ago tropical rainforests covered as much as 12 percent of the Earth's land surface. Today, that figure is reduced by half, the result of logging, mining, and the clearing of land for human settlements. More than 600 species of rainforest birds are threatened with extinction.
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Birds of Prey Rescue Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife by Pamela Hickman Winner of the 2007 Green Prize for Sustainable Literature, Youth Non-Fiction from Santa Monica California Public Library.
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Rhino Rescue Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife by Garry Hamilton A rhinoceros is a powerful beast weighing 3 tons or more and wielding a deadly horn up to five feet long. Ruthlessly slaughtered for centuries, rhinos are suddenly one of conservation's great success stories as populations of white rhinos and black rhinos recover. Even so, rhinos are still at risk: Javan and Sumatran rhinos are close to extinction and the world rhino population is still less than it was just 30 years ago.
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Turtle Rescue Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife by Pamela Hickman Nominated for Red Cedar Book Award. Turtle Rescue covers the conservation efforts of governments, scientists, conservationists and turtle lovers to protect these creatures and ensure their survival. The author covers the major threats to turtle populations and describes what is being done to protect them. Measures include protecting nesting grounds, turtle farming and captive breeding, and persuading people that medicine made from turtles is of questionable worth.
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The publisher gratefully acknowledges the financial support of our publishing program by the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program.
