Download or read book Witness to Extinction written by Samuel Turvey and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel Turvey here tells the story of the plight of the Yangtze River Dolphin from his unique perspective as a conservation biologist deeply involved in the struggle to save this species. His book is at once a celebration of a beautiful and remarkable animal that once graced one of China's greatest rivers; a study of the dolphin's natural history and its role as a cultural symbol; and a personal, eyewitness account of the failure to obtain funds that led to the dolphin's demise.