Wildlife in America Author:Peter Matthiessen The first comprehensive history of American wildlife dramatically chronicles the fate of the original creatures of this continent, from the time of the white man's arrival in the New World to the present. Here is the consecutive tale of the animals that vanished, of those that became so rare that tardy protection barely saved them from extincti... more »on, and of the efforts of conservationists today to preserve our living heritage. The volume includes an Introduction by Richard H. Pough, more than 100 line drawings by Bob Hines, an appendix of rare and extinct species, a chronology of wildlife legislation, and an exhaustive bibliography.l« less