Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Australia and conservation need 3. Extinction 4. Biodiversity 5. Rarity, vulnerability and conservation status 6. Species in conservation 7. Conservation in protected areas 8. Conservation beyond reserves 9. Threats 10. More threats 11. Conservation in captivity 12. Conservation genetics 13. Conservation in practice: overviews of some cases in species conservation 14. The regulatory framework for conservation biology Glossary References Index