What about this is political? The book is fact checked for accuracy. The animals listed as extinct are extinct. There's no commentary on the factors that led to

What about this is political? The book is fact checked for accuracy. The animals listed as extinct are extinct. There's no commentary on the factors that led to the extinctions of these species (though they're not unknown). The only thing political about this is that some people would rather not think about the consequences of human actions. It's intensely political to say that we shouldn't care about or raise awareness of human-caused extinction.