Endangered species / [print]
Viqi Wagner, book editor.
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, (c)2008.
- 230 pages : map ; 24 cm.
- Opposing viewpoints series .
- Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) .
Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Is species extinction a serious threat? -- Mass species extinction is imminent Hundreds of endangered species are on the road to recovery Mass species extinction will have disastrous consequences for mankind Humans can withstand biodiversity loss Is global warming endangering plant and animal species? -- Global warming will accelerate species decline Global warming is good for plants and animals Global warming triggers invasive species to spread and wipe out native species Non-native species are not necessarily a threat to biodiversity Julia Whitty -- Environment News Service -- Millennium Ecosystem Assessment -- Martin Jenkins -- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- World Climate Report -- Rhett Butler -- Dana Joel Gattuso -- Are international efforts to preserve endangered species effective? -- Endangered Species Act is effective and should be strengthened Endangered Species Act is ineffective and proposed reforms are no better CITES is slowing the trade in endangered species CITES is not slowing the trade in endangered species More species should be declared endangered Declaring a species endangered actually hastens its decline How should humans respond to species decline? -- Rewilding North America is a good conservation strategy Eradicating invasive species can preserve endangered ecosystems Assisted migration may be necessary to save endangered species Freezing and storing DNA could make extinction reversible Environment News Service -- Peyton Knight -- Peter Thomas -- Robert H. Nelson D. Noah Greenwald Kieran F. Suckling -- Franck Courchamp C. Josh Donlan -- Jane Braxton Little -- Carl Zimmer -- Ian Sample.
Presents a collection of essays exploring varying viewpoints on endangered species.