FACING EXTINCTION. The World's Rarest Birds and the Race to Save Them

Donald, Paul F.; Collar, Nigel J.; Marsden, Stuart J. & Pain, Deborah J.

ISBN 10: 0713670215 / ISBN 13: 9780713670219

Published by T & AD Poyser, 2010

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T & AD Poyser, 2010. Hardback, d/j, sm4to, 312pp, illust. A good copy. 9780713670219/1.1uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FACING EXTINCTION. The World's Rarest Birds and the Race to Save Them
• Publisher: T & AD Poyser
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713670215
• ISBN 13: 9780713670219
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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Synopsis

An authoritative study of extinction in birds, with case studies of 20 critically endangered species and the research initiatives designed to save them.

About the Author

Debbie Pain is Director of Conservation at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, and was formerly Head of International Research at the RSPB. Paul Donald is Principal Conservation Scientist at the RSPB and Editor-in-Chief of Ibis. Stuart Marsden is Reader in Conservation Ecology at Manchester Metropolitan University and Editor-in-chief of Bird Conservation International. Nigel Collar is Leventis Fellow in Conservation Biology at BirdLife International, and is the author of numerous books, papers and articles on threatened birds.