Birds of C.I.T.E.S.: And How to Identify Them

Erritzoe, Johannes

ISBN 10: 0718828917 / ISBN 13: 9780718828912

Published by Lutterworth Press, The, 1997

About this Item

Illustrated by Helga Boullet ERRITZOE and the Author. Map. 199 pp. The first comprehensive colored guide to threatened birds throughout the world, a valuable reference for all those who are concerned about the diminishing variety of animals in the world, but it also acts as a handbook for officials who are charged with controlling the trade in such creatures under the aegis of C.I.T.E.S. CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. It includes: detailed watercolor illustrations, concise descriptions of 406 species, a quick guide to bird families, a glossary of technical terms translated into French, German and Spanish, and an index of Latin names. An indispensable reference for all controlling authorities, such as bird conservationists, customs officers, taxidermists, aviculturalists and scientific advisers. Seller Inventory # 11503

Bibliographic Details

Title: Birds of C.I.T.E.S.: And How to Identify Them

Publisher: Lutterworth Press, The

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: ERRITZOE, Helga Boullet; ERRITZOE, Johannes

Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis:

This beautiful book describes and illustrates birds throughout the world which are threatened with extinction. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species which was set up in 1973 to help member nations to control such trading. Included is a Quick Guide to Bird Families that helps readers put individual species into a wider context, while a Topographical Glossary shows the basic parts of a bird and describes other technical terms used in the text.

From the Back Cover:

This beautiful book describes and illustrates bird throughout the world which are threatened with depletion in numbers, or even with extinction. In doing so it not only provides the first comprehensive coloured guide to such species, as a reference for all those who are concerned about the diminishing variety of animals in the world, bout it also acts as a handbook for officials who are charged with controlling the trade in such creatures under the aegis of CITES