DiSilvestro, Roger L. The Endangered Kingdom : The Struggle to Save America's Wildlife. New York: Wiley, 1989. Print.
Disilvestro book explains man's attempts to preserve Earth's vanishing wildlife. The book opens with a look at what North America looked like before the rise of man, and the now-extinct animals that once roamed the terrain, and then brings us to the present day. Disilvestro is an environmental journalist that explains the history of wildlife conservation in the united states and some of the current challenges with conservationist. Some of the species that he focus on is wild turkeys, pronghorn, california condor, grizzly bear, diamondback rattlesnake and bowhead whale. He describe why those species and why they are endangered. He thinks that our ability to save endangered wildlife would be greater if the same intensity of concern about whales and condor could be mustered. He also explains the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) which was signed on December 28, 1973, “provides for the conservation of species that are endangered or threatened throughout all or a significant portion of their range, and the conservation of the ecosystems on which they depend”. I chose this book because it relates to my topic about endangered species that is seriously at risk of …show more content…
He described the many forms of sea life that humans have fished, hunted, and collected over the centuries, from charismatic whales and dolphins to the lowly menhaden, from sea turtles to cod, tuna, and coral. Ellis’s explains the life the various species, the threats they face, and the losses they have suffered. Killing has become a big issue, with extinction all too often leaving ocean greatly depleted. But the author also finds hope and resilience, of species that have begun to make remarkable comebacks when given the
Disilvestro book explains man's attempts to preserve Earth's vanishing wildlife. The book opens with a look at what North America looked like before the rise of man, and the now-extinct animals that once roamed the terrain, and then brings us to the present day. Disilvestro is an environmental journalist that explains the history of wildlife conservation in the united states and some of the current challenges with conservationist. Some of the species that he focus on is wild turkeys, pronghorn, california condor, grizzly bear, diamondback rattlesnake and bowhead whale. He describe why those species and why they are endangered. He thinks that our ability to save endangered wildlife would be greater if the same intensity of concern about whales and condor could be mustered. He also explains the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) which was signed on December 28, 1973, “provides for the conservation of species that are endangered or threatened throughout all or a significant portion of their range, and the conservation of the ecosystems on which they depend”. I chose this book because it relates to my topic about endangered species that is seriously at risk of …show more content…
He described the many forms of sea life that humans have fished, hunted, and collected over the centuries, from charismatic whales and dolphins to the lowly menhaden, from sea turtles to cod, tuna, and coral. Ellis’s explains the life the various species, the threats they face, and the losses they have suffered. Killing has become a big issue, with extinction all too often leaving ocean greatly depleted. But the author also finds hope and resilience, of species that have begun to make remarkable comebacks when given the