New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2000. — 322 p. — ISBN: 0-300-07967-2. This accessible book draws on recent research on bird species and their habitats to explain how basic principles of bird ecology and landscape ecology can help us create scientifically sound plans for protecting and restoring the rich diversity of North American birds. It will be of significant interest...
Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2017. — 350 p. — ISBN: 150104699. Joseph M. Forshaw, one of the world's leading authorities on parrots, calls attention to the threats they face: they are one of the most endangered groups of birds, with a growing number of species nearing extinction. The main threats arise from habitat loss through deforestation and agricultural...
Oxford: Information Press, 2000. — 68 p. — ISBN: 2-8317-0538-X. The WPA/BirdLife/SSC Partridge, Quail, and Francolin Specialist Group has been in existence since 1991 and has made phenomenal strides in understanding populations and threats to the 140+ species in this group. The Specialist Group (SG) has been involved with the World Pheasant Association and the Pheasant...
Simon & Schuster, 2020. — 324 p. A rollicking true-crime adventure about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs — and the wildlife detective determined to stop him. On May 3, 2010, an Irish national named Jeffrey Lendrum was apprehended at Britain’s Birmingham International Airport with a suspicious parcel strapped to his stomach. Inside were fourteen rare peregrine...
Atria Books, 2004. — 304 p. — ISBN13: 978-0743475518. The Spix's Macaw, if it survived and recovered, could inspire the world to see what was possiblethrough cooperation and determined efforts to save the earth's natural riches... On June 3, 1817, Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix set sail for the New World on an expedition sponsored by the Bavarian Royal Academy of Sciences. What...
Pelagic Publishing, 2019. — 300 p. — ISBN 978- 1-784271-87-9. Rebirding takes the long view of bird and wildlife decline in the UK, from the early taming of the British landscape, fenland drainage and removal of its cornerstone species, such as wild grazers, beavers and boar, to intensification of our modern landscapes, and our vanishing cuckoos. It looks at key reasons why...
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. — 352 p. — ISBN13: 978-0521783408. Reliable information is the foundation upon which local, national and international conservation efforts are based, placing research at the heart of biodiversity conservation. The fundamental role of research is diverse and includes understanding the importance of biodiversity, defining 'units' of...
Portland, OR: Bureau of Land Management, 2013. — 394 p. When the National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy was announced in 2011, it was acknowledged that work would be completed under a very restricted time schedule in order to meet the court-ordered deadline set for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reach a final determination on listing the Greater Sage-Grouse under...
Portland, OR: Bureau of Land Management, 2013. — 460 p. When the National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy was announced in 2011, it was acknowledged that work would be completed under a very restricted time schedule in order to meet the court-ordered deadline set for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reach a final determination on listing the Greater Sage-Grouse under...
Portland, OR: Bureau of Land Management, 2013. — 266 p. When the National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy was announced in 2011, it was acknowledged that work would be completed under a very restricted time schedule in order to meet the court-ordered deadline set for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reach a final determination on listing the Greater Sage-Grouse under...
Lincoln, NE : University of Nebraska Press, 2019. — 224 p., 65 color photographs, 9 b&w photographs, 12 illustrations, 11 maps, 4 graphs. — (Discover the Great Plains Series). The Great Plains is a well-known and well-studied hybrid zone for many animals, most notably birds. In Great Plains Birds Larkin Powell explores the history, geography, and geology of the plains and the...
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1978. — 175 p. — ISBN: 0-252-20212-4. The bluebird, native only to North America, is one of the most treasured American birds. Its lovely song and beautiful color have endeared it as a symbol of happiness and hope, while its insectivorous diet makes it a boon to farmers and gardeners. But the bluebird population has been severely...
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