Saving Endangered Species

The amazing true stories of the greatest wildlife champions of our time.

Wildlife conservation is at a critical juncture. While large, charismatic mammals may be the first animals that come to mind¿the mere 3,000 wild tigers still in existence, the giraffes declared endangered for the first time just last year¿it is not only these magnificent keystone species disappearing. A full third of all studied birds, reptiles, and mammals have suffered devastating population losses, and a third of all insects are now endangered, including crucial pollinators that sustain worldwide food supply. Over 15,000 animal species are now considered to be threatened with extinction.

There are, however, bright spots that provide optimism¿many of them due to the efforts of a small group of scientists and activists. In Saving Endangered Species, Robert W. Shumaker brings together ten conservation heroes, seven of them winners of the Indianapolis Prize, three of them recipients of