One of the few animals that live in the Southern Hemisphere, penguins live mainly in oceans and leave the water only to breed. Several penguin species are endangered because water pollution… More →

For hundreds of years, humans have slaughtered rhinos for their horns. Now all five species are endangered - with some on the brink of extinction. This book looks at: • the role of "mega… More →

To lay eggs, a sea turtle swims thousands of miles to the beach where she was born. This long journey is fraught with danger. In many cases, the beaches are now full of hotels, people, and… More →

Tigers are beautiful cats that may disappear from the Earth forever. Once there were eight species, but three are now extinct. The remaining tiger species are also facing extinction. In this… More →

Overhunting of the wolf in Europe and North America almost led to the extinction of the species in the twentieth century. Today, the beauty and mystique of wolves has created a new wave of… More →