Publisher's Synopsis
Through photographs, letters, essays and articles, this book tells the history of endangered species conservation and the Wildlife Conservation Society's global role in rescuing animals and their habitats from extinction. The Society, originally called the New York Zoological Society, was founded in the 1890s to establish the famed Bronx Zoo. This book describes how the Society has grown and fought through the years to save endangered species and protect fragile wilderness areas around the world.;Some of the Society's leaders - William T. Hornaday, William Beebe, Fairfield Osborn, George B. Schaller, and William Conway - address various aspects of conservation. Included are pieces about preserving the American bison and the great whales; odes to the complexity of nature; reports about the future of the African elephant and other animals ; excerpts from speeches on how to educate and inform the public about conservation; and tales of scientific adventure, from the ocean depths to the far reaches of the Himalayas.
