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Explains what species are, how they become extinct, and the effect of extinction on the ecology, and surveys endangered speciesof plants and animals and possible solutions.

"Could one rare plant hold the key to a thousand riches? It's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumors of King George IV's impending visit. In botanical circles, however, a different kind of excitement has gripped the city. In the newly-installed Botanic Garden, the Agave Americana plant looks set to flower - an event that only occurs once every few decades. When newly widowed Elizabeth arrives in Edinburgh to live with her late husband's...