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Wildlife heroes, 40 leading conservationists and the animals they are committed to saving, by Julie Scardina and Jeff Flocken ; with photo editor Sterling Zumbrunn

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Wildlife heroes

by Julie Scardina and Jeff Flocken ; with photo editor Sterling Zumbrunn

40 leading conservationists and the animals they are committed to saving

With one-third of known species being threatened with extinction, wildlife conservations are some of the most important heroes on the planet, andWildlife Heroesprofiles the work of 40 of the leading conservationists and the animals and causes they are committed to saving, such as Belinda Low (zebras), Douglas Hamilton (elephants), Karen Eckert (sea turtles), S.T. Wong (sun bear), Steve Galster (wildlife trade), and Wangari Mattai (habitat loss). Since we all should have an interest in conservation, there is a chapter providing information on ways people can get involved and make a difference. Chapter introductions are by author Kuki Gallmann, actor Ted Danson, actress Stephanie Powers, Congressman Jay Inslee, and TV personality Jack Hanna

Earth: working on the ground. Introduction / by Kuki Gallmann -- Gregory Rasmussen : African painted dog -- Belinda Low : Grevy's zebra -- Claudine Andre : bonobo -- Rogerio Cunha de Paula : maned wolf -- John Lukas : okapi -- Luke Dollar : fossa -- Patricia Medici : tapirs -- Raoul Du Toit : African rhinoceroses -- Leandro Silveira : jaguar -- Elena Bykova : saiga -- Claudia Feh : Przewalski's horse -- Eugene Rutagarama : mountain gorilla -- Shivani Bhalla : lion -- Claudio Sillero : Ethiopian wolf -- Nguyen Van Thai : Asian pangolins -- Laurie Marker : cheetah -- Iain Douglas-Hamilton : African elephants -- Water: working in the oceans and rivers. Introduction / by Ted Danson -- Brent Stewart : whale shark -- Gerald Kooyman : emperor penguin -- Vera da Silva : Amazon river dolphin -- Karen Eckert : sea turtles -- Amanda Vincent : seahorses -- David Wiley : great whales -- Diane McTurk : giant river otter -- Air: working the sky and canopy. Introduction / by Stefanie Powers -- Alison Jolly : lemurs -- Merlin Tuttle : bats -- Rosamira Guillen : cotton-top tamarin -- Felicity Arengo : South American flamingos -- Siew Te Wong : sun bear -- Deborah Tabart : koala -- George Archibald : cranes -- Marc Ancrenaz : Bornean orangutan -- Fire: working on the most critical wildlife issues. Introduction / by Jay Inslee -- Kassie Siegel : climate change -- Grace Ge Gabriel : wildlife consumption -- Judy St. Leger : wildlife disease -- Wangari Maathai : habitat loss -- Sylvia Earle : ocean degradation -- Edgardo Griffith : amphibian decline -- Steve Galster : wildlife trade -- May Berenbaum : pollinator decline -- How to help: working together to make a difference. Introduction / by Jack Hanna -- Doing your part -- Deeper commitment -- Support the work of the heroes

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