Parker, Steve.

Extinct / Steve Parker ; consultant, Camilla de la Bedoyere. - Essex, Eng. : Miles Kelly Publishing, c2010. - 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 30 cm. - 100 facts. . - Parker, Steve. 100 facts ; Extinct .

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Extinction is forever -- What is extinction? -- Extinction and evolution -- Why does it happen? -- How do we know? -- Not quite extinct -- Beliefs and ideas -- Long, long ago -- Mass extinctions -- The biggest of all -- Ages of ice -- Keeping a record -- Gathering pace -- Too many to disappear -- Island extinctions -- What's happening today? -- On the brink -- Saved just in time -- Should we care? -- Gone forever? -- Looking to the future.

Examines the extinction of various plants and animals, the effect of humans on species loss, and the preservation and protection of life forms.

ISBN: 9781848102712 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2010023658

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Extinction (Biology).

Dewey Class. No.: 576.8/4