"Grew out of a public lecture series entitled 'Extinction: saving the sinking ark,' held in Boston, Massachusetts, at the New England Aquarium during the fall of 1984"--Pref.
"Published in collaboration with the New England Aquarium.".
Previous ed.: 1986.
The Last extinction. ISBN 0262610892. Published by MIT Press in 1993. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.