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Gratitude
Introduction
1. The Ultimate Demise of the Lungs of the World: The Deforestation of the Amazon
2. The Jaguar: From Apex Predator to Mankind's Prey
3. Greater Bromeliad Tree Frog: The Prima Donna of Herpetofauna
4. A Terrifying Island of Snakes that could Hold a Medical Treasure
5. Through the Bird's Eye View
6. Sharks: Protecting a Keystone Species in the Race to Produce a COVID-19 Vaccine
7. The Atlantic Horseshoe Crab: Are Humans Bleeding This Living Fossil Dry?
8. American Ginseng: Addressing the Root of the Problem
9. Atlantic Cod: The Collapse of a Keystone Species and a New England Icon
10. Managing the Overfishing of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
11. The Bigger Picture: Animal Trafficking and Poaching
12. Mangroves: The Roots of an Ecosystem
13. Flooding Forests and Farmland: Sea Level Rise in Bangladesh
14. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch's Hindrance on the Albatross Population
15. Physeter macrocephalus and the Battle for Plastic-Free Seas
16. The Invasive Asian Longhorned Beetle: A Threat to Northeastern Forests
17. The Red Lionfish and their Effect on Native Fish Populations and the Well-Being of the Coral Reefs
18. Misunderstood "Gentle" Giants - The Goliath Grouper
19. Red Fox: An Invasive Species in Your Own Backyard
20. The Keystone of the Tundra: Preemptively Protecting the Arctic Fox
Appendix
Appendix 1 and 2.
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