The scimitar-horned oryx is listed as extinct in the wild because the last confirmed sighting of one was in 1988. An Atlas of Endangered Species shows us that the battle is on for their survival - and we all have a part to play.

He was one of the old generation of gentlemen conservationists who mixed saving species with hunting others – which he never saw as a contradiction. Please note that a handling charge of 50p per ticket applies to bookings made in person or over the phone. El Nino, the natural weather pattern that brings unusually warm water to the Galapagos, is the leading agent of climate change in this area.

An Atlas of Endangered Species: stories from the brink of extinction – and the fight for survival by Megan McCubbin is published by Two Roads.

For Russet Burbanks, however, farmers must use fertilizers and pesticides to ensure healthy crops because the plant has almost no genetic variation. This shocking statistic from the UN Convention on Biological Diversity is one driver behind a new mini-anthology, An Atlas of Endangered Species.During the 1970s and 1980s, governments and conservation groups worked to help the brown pelican recover.