What is the Red List? Should wolves be reintroduced where people live? Canembryo implantation help threatened species? The Why Science Matters seriesdemonstrate... » 

What is the Red List? Should wolves be reintroduced where people live? Canembryo implantation help threatened species? The Why Science Matters seriesdemonstrates how the science we learn at school is important in every aspect ofour everyday lives. Using case studies and investigations the series describesthe development of science and technologies that can improve our lives or leadto new scientific challenges and controversies. In Protecting ThreatenedSpecies we find out how a significant proportion of the worlds wildlife isunder threat and about the efforts being made to preserve habitats and species.We learn how scientists monitor and analyze threatened populations how theymanage conservation programs and we look at the range of technologiesavailable in the fight to prevent species becoming extinct. «