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Since the first edition of this book was published in 1986 the dusky seaside sparrow whose plight was chronicled in the chapter "Vanishing Species in our own Backyard" is gone, a victim of politics and neglect. On the other hand, the black-footed ferret of America's Great Plains... Read Full Overview

Since the first edition of this book was published in 1986, the dusky seaside sparrow, whose plight was chronicled in the chapter "Vanishing Species in our own Backyard," is gone, a victim of politics and neglect. On the other hand, the black-footed ferret of America's Great... Read Full Overview

The six essays in 'The Last Extinction' are united by the authors' passionate commitment to preserving the natural diversity of the earth's myriad plant and animal species.... As this book demonstrates, when we kill these other species, we kill a bit of ourselves. - Dorian Sagan,... Read Full Overview