Autorentext
Norman Maclean is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Southampton and a lifelong wildlife enthusiast. He has visited and studied wildlife in more than fifty countries around the world and has given numerous radio and TV interviews on the subject. He is the editor of Silent Summer (Cambridge, 2010); co-editor of Austral Ark (with Adam Stowe and Greg Holwell, Cambridge, 2015); and author of A Less Green and Pleasant Land (Cambridge, 2015).

Zusammenfassung
This book documents the present state of wildlife on a global scale, using a taxonomic approach. It is an essential guide for undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in conservation biology and natural resource management, and academics and professionals involved in conservation.