Valerie’s Reviews > An Atlas of Endangered Species > Status Update

Pinioning of birds :(

Diclofenac and vulture renal failure

Some of the data seems inaccurate? If 600 million people rely on islands globally, how is that 10% of the world population (global population was 8 billion+ when book was published)?

Sentinel poisoning: kill an animal to attract vultures, eliminate the vultures -> now target animals like elephants whose corpses would also attract vultures.

One threat facing the snow leopards are gold mines, whose licensure destroys habitats and makes the landscape more accessible to poachers and herders.

Regarding the effect of stress from individual fishing: "Research shows with scalloped hammerheads that after they have been released, over 90 percent will still die later on."

This is due, in part, to lactic acid build-up when trying to escape being reeled in, as well as because of lack of oxygenation when struggling and when removed from the water.

One of several issues with the 'catch-and-release method.'

Sunflower sea stars can be challenging for scientists to track because they will often shed their arm if tagged. The arm can take one year to regrow.