Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - NAMED A BEST BOOK OF FALL: WASHINGTON POST, CBS, BOSTON GLOBE, CHICAGO TRIBUNE & MORE - From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Katherine Rundell comes a 'rare and magical book' (Bill Bryson) reckoning with the vanishing wonders of our natural world 'Extraordinary...For anyone whose capacity for wonder could use a jumpstart, Rundell's essays are essential reading.'--Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air 'In times like these, terror and rage will carry us only so far. We will also need unstinting, unceasing love. For the hard work that lies ahead, Ms. Rundell writes, 'Our competent and furious love will have to be what fuels us.' This is a book to help you fall in love.' --Margaret Renkl, The New York Times The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing