The rarer an animal, the higher its price tag climbs—turning survival into a deadly commodity. Our world is a tapestry woven with incredible biodiversity, a collection of creatures great and small ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

Presents an encyclopedic overview of animals that have become extinct during human history, and discusses the factors of extinction, including climate change, habitat destruction, and human predation.