"Susan Middleton's and David Liitschwager's portraits of endangered and threatened species are stunning. Their work is not just photographically exciting but compelling--the photographs themselves are a simple gesture of compassion. . . . "--Barry Lopez. Thirty-six endangered California species--from the Valley Oak to the Desert Bighorn Sheep, from the Tiburon Mariposa Lily to the North American River Otter-- are shown here in technically superb and intensely sensitive black-and-white and color portraits. Informative yet brief profiles of each plant or animal's status, habitat, and characteristics accompany each selection.