Also included is one plant species, an orchid, making me aware of the practice of plant poaching, which is making many species of plant similarly in danger of extinction. There are currently 41,415 listed endangered vertebrate species, and over 16,000 of them are threatened with extinction. With a third mass extinction on our doorstep, it's also very timely, and I'm delighted to see that it's been written by one of the foremost of the generation of new, young naturalists that are helping to change our perception and appreciation of the natural world. Megan McCubbin reveals the stories of the scientists, rangers and conservationists who are fighting to save these extraordinary creatures from extinction. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

She most recently presented Springwatch, alongside Chris Packham, and is the founder of The Self-Isolating Bird Club on twitter, and co-founder of Wildlife Rebellion. Although the book was excellent I found myself feeling a bit doom and gloom after reading it, especially as I finished it a day after the UK PM pushing back on some of the UK green commitments. Beautifully written, capturing the wonder and personality of each creature, big and small perfectly.

Richard Mackay is a specialist in environmental impact assessment and environmental policy maker for major companies. He is co-author of the World Health Organization's award-winning Inheriting the World: The Atlas of Children's Health and the Environment. It examines different ecosystems, the major threats to their inhabitants and steps being taken towards conservation.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. An Atlas of Endangered Species shows us that the battle is on for their survival - and we all have a part to play.I thought the book is well made its lovely, its nicely presented with further details on the subject and with the added Megan's experiences etc. We also use them to help detect unauthorized access or activity that violate our terms of service, as well as to analyze site traffic and performance for our own site improvement efforts.