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Feather trails : a journey of discovery among endangered birds

Feather trails : a journey of discovery among endangered birds

Osborn, Sophie A. H., author.
Book 2024

"The story of one woman's remarkable work with a trio of charismatic, endangered bird species-and her discoveries about the devastating threats that imperil them. In Feather Trails, wildlife biologist and birder Sophie A. H. Osborn reveals how the harmful environmental choices we've made--including pesticide use, the introduction of invasive species, lead poisoning, and habitat destruction--have decimated Peregrine Falcons, Hawaiian Crows, and Ca...

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Birds Conservation United States
Osborn, Sophie A. H
Rare birds United States
Women biologists United States Biography
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ISBN:
9781645022428
1645022420
Description:
xii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-352) and index
Contents:
Beginnings
Hacking
Release
Sky birds
Osiris
A world full of poisons
Delisted
Sheep heads, deer guts, and feedlots
Through the mist
Night whispers
Malaria
Forest intruders
Extinct
Captive
Second chances
Lead shock
Hard lessons
Growing up
Shot
A Sisyphean predicament
No tags
Condor in the coal mine
LCCN:
2023059599
Control Number:
3315010
Other Authors:
Dunne, Pete, 1951- writer of foreword
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