Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-369).

African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) / M.G.L. Mills -- Altai Argali Sheep (Ovis ammon ammon) / Sukhiin Amgalanbaatar, Richard P. Reading -- American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) / Erin Muths, Michelle Pellissier Scott -- Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) / Maria Rosa Cuesta, Elides Aquiles Sulbaran -- Anegada Iguana (Cyclura pinguis) / Numi Mitchell -- Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) / R. Andrew Odum, David Chiszar -- Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) / Raman Sukumar -- Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) / Ravi Chellam, Vasant K. Saberwal -- Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) / Eleanor J. Sterling, Anna T.C. Feistner -- Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) / Sarah L. Fowler -- Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) / Brian Miller, Richard P. Reading, Tim W. Clark -- Boreal Toad (Bufo boreas boreas) / Erin Muths, Paul Stephen Corn -- Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) / David J. Mattson -- Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis) / John Thorbjarnarson, John L. Behler, Xiaoming Wang -- Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) / Henry M. Mix, Axel Braunlich -- Douc Langur (Pygathrix nemaeus nemaeus) / Dean Gibson -- Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) / Peter Myroniuk, John Seebeck -- Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis) / Claudio Sillero-Zubiri -- European Mink (Mustela lutreola) / Tiit Maran -- Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) / Galen B. Rathbun, Richard L. Wallace -- Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) / Richard P. Reading -- Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) / James M. Dietz -- Golden-rumped Elephant-shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus) / Galen B. Rathbun, Solomon N. Kyalo -- Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) / Amy L. Vedder, William Weber -- Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) / Mary Rowen, Stuart Williams -- Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis) / J. Michael Scott, Paul C. Banko -- Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) / Nina Fascione -- Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) / Jerome A. Jackson -- Jaguar (Panthera onca) / Rodrigo Nunez, Carlos Lopez-Gonzalez, Brian Miller -- Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) / Jack Frazier -- Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) / Jack Frazier -- Malagasy Freshwater Fishes / Rick Haeffner -- Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) / Blair Csuti, Gary S. Miller, Steven R. Beissinger -- Mariana Crow (Corvus kubaryi) / Robert E. Beck Jr., Julie A. Savidge -- Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) / Luis Mariano Gonzalez -- Mexican Prairie Dog (Cynomys mexicanus) / Julian Trevino-Villarreal -- Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) / Jane M. Packard, Jose F. Bernal-Stoopen -- Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) / Stephen J. Dinsmore -- Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus nubilus) / Douglas W. Smith, Michael K. Phillips -- Orinoco River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) / Esmeralda Mujica-Jorquera, Ernesto O. Boede -- Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) / Lauren C. Wemmer, Francesca J. Cuthbert -- Po'o-uli (Black-faced Honeycreeper) (Melamprosops phaeosoma) / Paul Conry, Peter Schuyler, Mark Collins -- Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) / Jerome A. Jackson -- Red Wolf (Canis rufus) / Brian T. Kelly, Michael K. Phillips -- Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao cyanoptera) / Katherine Renton -- Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) / Rodney M. Jackson -- Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) / Katherine Ralls -- Sturgeons and Paddlefishes (Acipenseriformes) / Vadim J. Bristein -- Yuma Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) / Courtney J. Conway, William R. Eddleman -- Synthesis -- Interdisciplinary Problem Solving in Endangered Species Conservation: The Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Case / Tim W. Clark -- Conclusions: Causes of Endangerment and Conflicts in Recovery / Richard P. Reading, Brian Miller.

Presents unique case studies of 49 endangered species, which provide students with the conflicting issues surrounding conservation efforts.