Lost Animals, Disappearing Worlds: Stories of Extinction

A moving and motivating collection of portraits of extinct species, revealing the profound implications of their disappearance.

This book presents thirty-one extinct species through personal portraits. The intimate approach not only highlights each particular species but also explores the broader implications of losing a species forever. How do we honor such a loss? Can we grieve for species we never knew? These animals range from the well-known passenger pigeon, thylacine, and great auk, ...