Encyclopedia of endangered species. / Bill Freedman, ed.

Covers mammals,birds , reptiles ,amphibians , fish , molluscs,annelids , coelenterates , inertebrates , and plants .

Aims to empower large number of people with concise,accurate and objective information on the worsening rate of endangerment and extinction of species and natural ecosystems.Contains key information about more than 500 species listed as threatened by ICUN,the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,and CITIES.The species selected for entries were chosen to provide a wide geographic coverage ,and a broadly representative treatment of diverse groups fo organisms ,although mammals and birds are somewhat favored in the numbers of entries ,because their biology and conservation plight have been well studied.