The book "Species on the edge of survival"Species on the edge of survival. Книга дает расширенную информацию о 365 видах живой природы, занесенных в Красную книгу. Краткое описание того, почему вид включен в этот список и описание для каждого из видов. Включены животные и растения всех форм и размеров. Хорошо известные виды и почти неизвестные.
This unique guide gives full details of 365 of the world's species on the IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, Red List. Selected by a group of experts at the IUCN this list profiles a wide variety of species from the official list of threatened plants and animals. A short description of why the species is included, a location map and full authoritative descriptive text is given for each of species. An image for ever entry in the book makes the reader aware of the variety of life on earth and how fragile it is. Animals and plants of all shapes and sizes are included. Well known species such as the polar bear and elephant are included. Lesser known species such as the Demonic Poison Frog and the Vancouver Island Marmot are also profiled. About the IUCN Red List The IUCN Red List of Threatened Speciesa is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species. From its small beginning, the IUCN Red List has grown in size and complexity and now plays an increasingly prominent role in guiding conservation activities of governments, NGOs and scientific institutions. The introduction in 1994 of a scientifically rigorous approach to determine risks of extinction that is applicable to all species, has become a world standard. In order to produce the IUCN Red List of Threatened Speciesa, the IUCN Species Programme working with the IUCN Survival Commission (SSC) and with members of IUCN draws on and mobilizes a network of scientists and partner organizations working in almost every country in the world, who collectively hold what is likely the most complete scientific knowledge base on the biology and conservation status of species. | 
