Lost Wonders : 10 Tales of Extinction from the 21st century – Tom Lathan

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Lost Wonders by Tom Lathan explores the lives and losses of species declared extinct since the start of the twenty-first century. As scientists warn that Earth is entering its sixth mass extinction, Lathan asks what it truly means to lose a species—and what disappears with it. Through vivid portraits ranging from giant tortoises to tiny snails, ocean-crossing trees to playful fish, he briefly brings these vanished forms of life back into focus. Drawing on the memories of scientists and conservationists who studied and struggled to save them, Lost Wonders is both an intimate record of recent extinctions and a powerful call to protect the fragile life still remaining.