Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index.
Contents
Habitats, threats, and conservation -- Asian elephant -- Steppe pika -- Black gibbon -- Russian desman -- Baikal seal -- Sloth bear -- Lesser panda -- Dhole -- Snow leopard -- Great Indian rhinoceros -- Siberian musk deer -- Chinese water deer -- Blackbuck -- Gaur -- Takin -- Nilgiri tahr -- Nubian ibex -- Markhor -- Temminck's tragopan -- Baikal teal -- Black-faced spoonbill -- Jerdon's courser -- Spoon-billed sandpiper -- Categories of threat.
Summary
"Describes various animals in South and Central Asia that are endangered and at risk of becoming extinct. Data Sheet sidebars and maps accompany the text"-- Provided by publisher.