Tigers are pretty special — and so are ground iguanas and partula snails and even white-rumped vultures. But these and many other animals are in danger of disappearing altogether, joining the dodo, the marsupial wolf, the great auk, and countless other animals we will never see again. Using the experiences of a few endangered species as examples, Martin Jenkins highlights the ways human behavior can either threaten or conserve the amazing animals that share our planet. Vicky White’s stunning portraits of rare creatures offer a glimpse of nature’s grace and beauty — and give us a powerful reason to preserve it.


老虎是很特別的動物，鬣蜥、迷你蝸牛和白背兀鷲也不例外。然而，這些動物和許多其他的動物，如度度鳥、袋狼、大海雀，都面臨從地球上消失的危機，也許我們以後再也看不到這些動物了！作者馬丁．詹金斯以幾種瀕臨絕種的動物為例，強調人類的行為能威脅跟我們同住在地球上的動物，也能保育牠們。維琪．懷特所繪製的稀有物種更讓大家的眼睛為之一亮，讓我們觀賞到大自然的優美，並了解如何保護大自然。