Veteran campaigner Dr Barbara Rafferty's obsessive crusade to save the albatross on the Pacific atoll of Saint-Esprit suddenly gains international support when millions of TV viewers witness the shooting of her young acolyte Neil Dempsey on a foolhardy rescue mission. Soon Dr Barbara turns the deserted island into a sanctuary - a remote paradise home for Neil, an odd team of eco-enthusiasts and idealists and a growing collection of the world's endangered species. In time they will discover that some species are in more danger than others.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 26 December 2010
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Greybeard
The sombre story of a group of people in their fifties who face the fact that there is no younger generation coming to replace them; instead nature is rushing back to obliterate the disaster they have brought on themselves.
From single-cell amoebas and algae to microanimals, In Rivers, Lakes, and Ponds teaches readers about the microscopic creatures that live in the still waters of lakes and ponds and the rushing waters of rivers and streams.
