Table of Contents
Introduction 12
1 Europe 15
European Hamster 16
European Bison 18
Russian Desman 20
European Pond Turtle 22
Olm 24
Mallorcan Midwife Toad 26
Crau Plain Grasshopper 28
Bearded Vulture 30
Beluga Sturgeon 32
Rosalia Longicorn 34
Marbled Polecat 36
Southern Chamois 39
Lost Species: La Palma Giant Lizard 41
Marianne Hartmann-Furter 42
Petra Kovac-Konrad 43
2 Asia 45
Javan Rhino 46
Saola 48
Tamaraw 50
Teddy Bear Pika 53
Flat-Headed Cat 56
Silver-Backed Chevrotain 58
Kloss's Gibbon 60
Harvey's Licorice Gourami 62
Annamite Striped Rabbit 64
Wallace's Giant Bee 66
Swinhoe's Softshell Turtle 68
Matang Narrow-Mouthed Frog 70
Bali Myna 72
Lost Species: Pink-Headed Duck 75
Sectionov Inov 76
Anya Ratnayaka 77
3 Africa 79
Temminck's Red Colobus 80
Lowland Streaked Tenrec 82
Rondo Dwarf Galago 84
Hirola 87
Verreaux's Sifaka 89
Geometric Tortoise 92
Ploughshare Tortoise 94
Goliath Frog 96
Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat 98
White-Bellied Pangolin 100
Northern Bald Ibis 102
Pinstripe Damba 105
Lost Species: Togo Mouse 107
Lost Species: Miss Waldron's Red Colobus 108
Lost Species: St. Helena Darter 109
Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh 110
Badru "Mwezi" Mugerwa 111
4 North America 113
Jamaican Iguana 114
Cuban Crocodile 116
San Quintin Kangaroo Rat 118
Bahama Warbler 120
Union Island Gecko 122
Vaquita 124
Spiny Giant Frog 126
Hellbender 128
Paddlefish 130
Mariana Fruit Bat 132
Ringtail 134
Hawaiian Tree Snail 136
Lost species: Dwarf Hutia 138
Lost Species: Blanco Blind Salamander 139
Jacqueline Lifzgus 140
Scott Johnson 141
5 South and Central America 143
Starry Night Harlequin Toad 144
Jackson's Climbing Salamander 146
Titicaca Water Frog 148
Northern Muriqui Monkey 151
Golden Lion Tamarin 154
Marine Iguana 157
Long-Tailed Chinchilla 160
Central American River Turtle 162
Baird's Tapir 164
Yellow-Shouldered Parrot 166
Andean Cat 169
Arapaima 172
Santa Catarina's Guinea Pig 174
Lost Species: Fernandina Galápagos Tortoise 176
Lost Species: Sinú Parakeet 177
Esteban Brenes-Mora 178
Teresa Camacho Badani 179
6 Oceana 181
Tuatara 182
Kaki 185
Northern Brown Kiwi 188
Southern Corroboree Frog 190
South Island Takahe 192
Tasmanian Devil 194
Long-Nosed Potoroo 197
Eastern Quoll 200
Kakapo 202
Brush-Tailed Rock Wallaby 205
Lord Howe Island Stick Insect 207
Australian Lungfish 210
Manning River Turtle 212
Lost Species: Christmas Island Shrew 214
Lost Species: South Island Kokako 215
Jake Osborne 216
Tim Faulkner 217
7 Antarctica 219
Antarctic Midge 220
Sea Slug 222
Water Bear 224
Leopard Seal 226
Auckland Rail 228
Antarctic Krill 231
Southern Elephant Seal 232
Antarctic Dragonfish 234
Antarctic Silverfish 236
Campbell Island Teal 238
Comb Jelly 240
Sea Spider 242
Soon-to-Be-Possibly-Lost Species: Antarctic Minke Whale 244
Soon-to-Be-Possibly-Lost Species: Antipodean Albatross 246
Ian Hogg 248
Michelle LaRue 249
Index 250