Combining a thrilling detective story and a rich natural history book, this account of the dramatic rescue operation of the worlds rarest bird and the humans whose selfishness and greed brought a beautiful species to the brink of extinction.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Spix's Macaw: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird
Publisher: Atria, New York, New York
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 074347550X
ISBN 13: 9780743475501
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: New
Weight: 1 pound

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Synopsis

Describes the desperate race against time to save a rare blue parrot, the Spix's Macaw, from extinction, by calling for private collectors to allow their birds to mate with the last wild specimen.

About the Author

Tony Juniper is the executive director of Friends of the Earth. He lives in Cambridge, England, and campaigns worldwide on environmental issues. He coauthored Parrots, which was named the UK Library Association's "reference book of the year" in 1999.

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Small press with extensive collection of used books and textbooks. Also some out of print books that D. Nakii Press produced before 2000. We have books on physics,engineering, sociology, anthropology, physical therapy, literature,philosophy, metaphysics, art, crafts, biology, zoology,natural history,early medical and nursing textbooks as well as alternative and complementary medicine. Also Children's literature of the 20th century. We never met a book we wouldn't open.

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