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Hope For Animals And Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued From The Brink (2009)

by Jane Goodall(Favorite Author)

4.03 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0446581771 (ISBN13: 9780446581776)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Grand Central Publishing

review 1: I enjoyed these endangered species' success stories! So much of the news out there is dire, especially with the "sixth great extinction" gaining momentum. This book shows us that even if you can't save them all, that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to save some. Many of these stories were about the most famously endangered species (i.e. the Giant Panda, California Condor, and the Whooping Crane) and just how close they came to extinction, but there were also stories of little known species (the American Burying Beetle, Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit, Black-Footed Ferret) and the dedicated, relentless humans that ensured their survival. Equally as fascinating were the varied and complex causes of the animals' demise. Especially if you loved animals as a child, this book is a ... morecall to believe and fight for the survival of the animal kingdom. Only by doing so will our children experience the same joy from animals. This is the ultimate tale of an underdog (or prairie chicken) overcoming adversity.
review 2: Love the topic....showing the good in humans and how some of our species is fighting for the endangered animals that humans have put in crisis. It is a book that is uplifting and looks at many endangered species of animals, plants, insects, etc. and shows how different groups/individuals have helped to give these animals another chance. It is just so dry and boring at times I had a hard time getting through it. The other pet peeve I have is Jane Goodall has to constantly talk about how sad it was to see this or that endangered species put into captivity when a zoo or aquarium took species into captivity for a breeding program (in order to save the species). It just seems so contradictory that she constantly talks about how sad it is to see these animals in zoos or aquarium for breeding but then she remarks about how wonderful these individuals are that brought whatever species back from the brink. Jane, I get it...you don't like zoos. Not everyone does. But if you're going to talk about how great it is that these animals came back from being critically endangered and point out that zoos helped do this...stop bellyaching about how awful captivity is. Mixed feelings on this read even though Jane Goodall is an amazing individual. less

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