By Pablo Garcia Borboroglu,P. Dee Boersma
Penguins, one of the most enjoyable creatures on the planet, also are one of the such a lot weak. the delicate prestige of such a lot penguin populations at the present time mirrors the stricken situation of the southern oceans, in addition to better marine conservation difficulties: weather swap, pollutants, and fisheries mismanagement. This well timed booklet offers the most up-tp-date wisdom on all the eighteen penguin species-from the majestic emperor penguins of the Antarctic to the tiny blue penguins of recent Zealand and Australia, from the northern rockhopper penguins of the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans to the Galapagos penguins of the equator-written by way of the best specialists within the field.
Included for every species:
o existence history
o Distribution, inhabitants sizes and trends
o overseas Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) status
o Threats to survival
o criminal protection
The e-book additionally presents details on present conservation efforts, outlines crucial activities to be taken to extend each one population's resilience, and recommends additional study had to shield penguins and the residing creatures that percentage their environment.
Beautifully illustrated with full-color images of every species of their common habitat and unique charts and graphs, Penguins can be a useful instrument for researchers, conservation teams, and coverage makers. it's going to additionally enchant someone attracted to the lives or the plight of those attention-grabbing animals.
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