Frank Carlson Library

Emmanuel, an employee of the Rwandan National Park, saves several gorillas from poachers and sets out on a tracking expedition to count gorillas for an upcoming census.

Ernie and his aides tag sea turtles as they come onto the beach to lay eggs. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of the sea turtle.

Walter Coleman takes six tourists on his boat to observe the gray whales giving birth in a protected lagoon. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of several species of whales.