100 Heartbeats

   100 Heartbeats is a book written by Jeff Corwin, one of the best known biologists and conservationists of our time. The book is about endagered animals of all sorts from across the world that he has spent time with in their own habitat, and he talks about what is being done both in the destroying the animals, and on a conserving point of helping them. He titled the book after a club called 100 Heartbeat Club, it's a club that you don't want to be a part of. It's animals that have less than 100 individuals surviving on the planet, meaning that as a species they literally have less than 100 heartbeats.
   Here are some animals in that list:
- Western Gray Whale
- Javan Rhinoceros
- White-Tailed Langur
- Pere David's Deer
- Hawaiian Crow
- Seychelles giant tortoise
- Amur Leopard
- Liberian Lynx
   There is also one animal that is in the worst shape...His name is Lonesome George. He was found all alone on the Island of Pinta on December 1, 1971. He lives in the Charles Darwin Research Station, and is thought to be between 60-90 years old. Efforts to have him reproduce have failed everytime. on 2 occasions the females layed eggs, but all where sterile. George is just too different of a species....When George dies (estimated in 30-50 years, for life expectancy) so will his species.
   Many other species are in danger of going extinct in the next 50 years. Just because an animal has 1,000 indeviduals doesn't mean is stands a better chance than lonesome george. One oil spill, disease outbreak, or fire could cause many animals on this planet to become ex