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The Condor's Shadow

The Loss and Recovery of Wildlife in America

By: David S. Wilcove

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The Condor's Shadow

The Loss and Recovery of Wildlife in America

By: David S. Wilcove

With gripping narrative power, The Condor's Shadow traces the ways in which human greed and ignorance have wreaked havoc on our ecological landscape. The heir apparent to Peter Matthiessen's 1959 classic Wildlife in America, The Condor's Shadow is a brilliant and compulsively readable study of the state of North American wildlife and what is being done to reverse the damage humans have caused. With equal respect for the smallest feather-mite and the fiercest grizzly, the frailest flower and the stateliest redwood, David S. Wilcove illustrates--in jargon-free, often witty prose--nature's delicate system of checks and balances, examining the factors that determine a species' vulnerability and the consequences of losing even the tiniest part of any ecosystem. An examination of both the heart-wrenching failures and stunning successes of our conservation efforts, The Condor's Shadow chronicles the destruction and resilience of our American wilderness and offers an insightful, eloquent overview that will appeal to avid conservationists and recreational nature-lovers alike.

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0385498810

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No Way Home

The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations

By: David S. Wilcove

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The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations

By: David S. Wilcove

Animal migration is a magnificent sight: a mile-long blanket of cranes rising from a Nebraska river and filling the sky; hundreds of thousands of wildebeests marching across the Serengeti; a blaze of orange as millions of monarch butterflies spread their wings to take flight. Nature’s great migrations have captivated countless spectators, none more so than premier ecologist David S. Wilcove. In No Way Home, his awe is palpable—as are the growing threats to migratory animals. We may be witnessing a dying phenomenon among many species. Migration has always been arduous, but today’s travelers face unprecedented dangers. Skyscrapers and cell towers lure birds and bats to untimely deaths, fences and farms block herds of antelope, salmon are caught en route between ocean and river, breeding and wintering grounds are paved over or plowed, and global warming disrupts the synchronized schedules of predators and prey. The result is a dramatic decline in the number of migrants. Wilcove guides us on their treacherous journeys, describing the barriers to migration and exploring what compels animals to keep on trekking. He also brings to life the adventures of scientists who study migrants. Often as bold as their subjects, researchers speed wildly along deserted roads to track birds soaring overhead, explore glaciers in search of frozen locusts, and outfit dragonflies with transmitters weighing less than one one-hundredth of an ounce. Scientific discoveries and advanced technologies are helping us to understand migrations better, but alone, they won’t stop sea turtles and songbirds from going the way of the bison or passenger pigeon. What’s required is the commitment and cooperation of the far-flung countries migrants cross—long before extinction is a threat. As Wilcove writes, “protecting the abundance of migration is key to protecting the glory of migration.” No Way Home offers powerful inspiration to preserve those glorious journeys.

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255

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Island Press

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159726377X

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9781597263771

Endangered Animals of North America

A Hot Issue

By: David Goodnough

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Endangered Animals of North America

A Hot Issue

By: David Goodnough

Explores the problem of extinct and endangered animals, the politics behind the issue, and ways of solving the problem.

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Enslow Publishing

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0766013731

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9780766013735

Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests

By: Casey McFarland,Matthew Monjello,David Moskowitz

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Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests

By: Casey McFarland,Matthew Monjello,David Moskowitz

A comprehensive field guide to the nests and nesting behavior of North American birds Beyond being a simple reference book, the Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests is a practical, educational, and intimate doorway to our continent's bird life. The diversity of nests and nesting strategies of birds reflect the unique biology and evolution of these charismatic animals. Unlike any other book currently on the market, this guide comprehensively incorporates nest design, breeding behavior, and habitat preferences of North American birds to provide the reader with a highly functional field resource and an engaging perspective of this sensitive part of a bird's life cycle.

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519

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Peterson Field Guides

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0544963385

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9780544963382

The Song Of The Dodo

Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions

By: David Quammen

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The Song Of The Dodo

Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions

By: David Quammen

Why have island ecosystems always suffered such high rates of extinction? In our age, with all the world's landscapes, from Tasmania to the Amazon to Yellowstone, now being carved into island-like fragments by human activity, the implications of this question are more urgent than ever. Over the past eight years, David Quammen has followed the threads of island biogeography on a globe-encircling journey of discovery.

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706

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Random House

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1448137403

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9781448137404

The Condor's Shadow

The Loss and Recovery of Wildlife in America

By: David S. Wilcove

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The Loss and Recovery of Wildlife in America

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Birder's Handbook

By: Paul Ehrlich,David S. Dobkin,Darryl Wheye

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Birder's Handbook

By: Paul Ehrlich,David S. Dobkin,Darryl Wheye

On t.p.: A field guide to the natural history of North American birds : including all species that regularly breed north of Mexico.

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Simon and Schuster

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0671659898

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9780671659899

No Way Home

The Decline of the World’s Great Animal Migrations

By: David Wilcove

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The Decline of the World’s Great Animal Migrations

By: David Wilcove

Nature’s great migrations have captivated countless spectators, none more so than premier ecologist David S. Wilcove. In No Way Home, his awe is palpable—as are the growing threats to migratory animals. Wilcove guides us on their treacherous journeys, describing the barriers to migration and exploring what compels animals to keep on trekking. He also brings to life the adventures of scientists who study migrants. Often as bold as their subjects, researchers speed wildly along deserted roads to track birds soaring overhead, explore glaciers in search of frozen locusts, and outfit dragonflies with transmitters weighing less than one one-hundredth of an ounce. As Wilcove writes, “protecting the abundance of migration is key to protecting the glory of migration.” No Way Home offers powerful inspiration to preserve those glorious journeys.

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Island Press

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1597262129

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No Way Home

The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations

By: David S. Wilcove

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The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations

By: David S. Wilcove

A leading wildlife biologist shows how human activity is not just erasing species and ecosystems but also cutting the ancient natural highways that make possible Earth's greatest wildlife spectacles.

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1597268232

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Book's by David S. Wilcove

The Condor's Shadow

The Condor's Shadow

No Way Home

No Way Home

Endangered Animals of North America

Endangered Animals of North America

Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests

Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests

The Song Of The Dodo

The Song Of The Dodo

The Condor's Shadow

The Condor's Shadow

Birder's Handbook

Birder's Handbook

No Way Home

No Way Home

No Way Home

No Way Home

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