Joe Pickett, a dedicated Wyoming game warden, finds the body of a well-known poacher in his back yard. As Joe starts to investigate, he gets some very strong indications from those in power that he should accept the explanation he's been given and put the matter to rest.

Describes the behavior, habitat, physical characteristics, endangered status, and conservation of the North American mountain lion.

"A vibrant history of the modern conservation movement-told through the lives and ideas of the people who built it. In the late nineteenth century, as humans came to realize that our rapidly industrializing and globalizing societies were driving other animal species to extinction, a movement to protect and conserve them was born. In Beloved Beasts, acclaimed science journalist Michelle Nijhuis traces the movement's history: from early battles to save...

"Earth is home to a diverse array of reptiles, mammals, birds, and more. But hunters, habitat loss, and other threats have devastated some species' populations. It's up to humanity to save them. Back from Near Extinction celebrates conservation success stories. Discover the threats these animals face and the measure taken today to ensure theses animals are here tomorrow." -- Page [4] of cover.

A security consultant receives a key to a storage unit from a dead woman, a reputed ecoterrorist. Inside is a taxidermied animal. Seeking for why the woman contacted her, time is running out, for her and the world.

Examines the importance of biodiversity for the planet's survival.

Profiles the gray wolf and how conservation efforts brought it back from the brink of extinction.

"The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. He's also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental...