Animal Survivors Of The Wetlands

Explores how certain wetlands animals, such as the whooping crane and the brown pelican, have recovered after being threatened with extinction.

Explores how certain wetlands animals, such as the whooping crane and the brown pelican, have recovered after being threatened with extinction.

Hippos, crocodiles and anacondas are just a few of the fascinating animals featured in their watery habitat.

Your readers will discover the animals of the American wetland. Readers will learn about birds, amphibians, insects, and much more in this fun book that explores animal life in the North American wetland habitat.

'Wetland Animals' investigates how people are working to save one of our most important ecosystems, and the millions of animals that rely on the world's wetlands for survival. It is part of the 'Saving Wildlife' series, which investigates the world's endangered species in the context of their different environments.

This project-based guide is a blueprint for service learning—from getting started to assessing the experience—and integrates the K–12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice. It provides ideas for incorporating literacy into service learning and suggestions for creating a culture of service. An award-winning treasury of activities, ideas, annotated book recommendations, author interviews, and expert essays—all presented within a curricular context and organized by theme. Digital Content contains all of the planning and tracking forms from the book plus bonus service learning plans, and more.

Forty-two chapters by international experts from a wide range ofdisciplines make The Wetlands Handbook the essential toolfor those seeking comprehensive understanding of the subject. Adeparture from more traditional treatises, this text examinesfreshwater wetland ecosystem science from the fundamentals toissues of management and policy. Introductory chapters address the scope and significance ofwetlands globally for communities, culture and biodiversity.Subsequent sections deal with processes underpinning wetlandfunctioning, how wetlands work, their uses and values for humansand nature, their sensitivity to external impacts, and how they maybe restored. The text is illustrated by numerous examples,emphasising functional and holistic approaches to wetlandmanagement, including case studies on the wise use andrehabilitation of wetlands in farmed, urban, industrial and otherdamaged environments, highlighting the long-term benefits ofmultiple use. The Wetlands Handbook will provide aninvaluable reference for researchers, managers, policy-makers andstudents of wetland sciences.

This book includes an overview of the wetlands as well as a map showing where they are located. Beautiful, rich, oversized photos enhance the pages along with basic information and an additional factoid about the specific animals living in the wetlands.