Karin Vergoth, Christopher Lampton
Description
Many of the plants, animals, and other life forms on Earth are dying at an alarming rate -- and very little is being done to stop it. Some scientists
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warn that by 2050, as many as one-half of all the species now living on Earth may become extinct. As we exploit, neglect, and overuse Earth's natural resources, we destroy the habitats other creatures need to survive. In the last century, dodo birds and passenger pigeons have vanished -- forever. If nothing is done, they will be followed by the giant panda, the black-footed ferret, the Bengal tiger, the cheetah, the California condor, the black rhinoceroses, the rosy periwinkle, and hundreds of other living things.
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