Explores the physical characteristics, behavior, habitats, and endangered status of seventeen different species, and chronicles the efforts of communities and scientists to protect each species from extinction. Includes sidebars, quotations, maps, a list of the world's one hundred most threatened species, a glossary, and a list of further resources.
General Note
Includes index.
Originally published in UK under the title: Very wonderful, very rare : saving the most endangered wildlife on Earth, in 2013.