Facing Extinction. The World's Rarest Birds and The Race To Save Them.

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

ISBN 10: 0713670215 / ISBN 13: 9780713670219

Published by London, Poyser, 2010., 2010

About this Item

Quart, Org.-Hardcover mit illustr. Org.-SU, 312 S., mit zahlreichen Farb-Illustrationen, mit einigen Anstreichungen, sonst ein gutes Exemplar. ISBN 9780713670219. - ENGLISH: Quarto, publisher's hardcover with illustrated publisher's d/j, 312 pp, with numerous colored illustrations, some markings, otherwise a good copy. ISBN 9780713670219. - ENGLISH: Quarto, publisher's hardcover with illustrated publisher's d/j, 312 pp, with numerous colored illustrations, some markings, otherwise a good copy. 1000 g.

Seller Inventory # WKP0739-0529

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Facing Extinction. The World's Rarest Birds and The Race To Save Them.
• Publisher: London, Poyser, 2010.
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713670215
• ISBN 13: 9780713670219
• Binding: Hardcover
• Weight: 1000 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • NATURGESCHICHTE - ORNITHOLOGIE - natural histor...

About this title

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.