The black robin : saving the world's most endangered bird / David Butler and Don Merton ; foreword by His Royal Highness, the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Material type: TextPublisher: Auckland ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992Description: 294 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0195582608
- 9780195582604
- 598.1680993
- QL696.P255 B88 1992
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598.1568 NEW The migration ecology of birds / | 598.160993 GIL The Kiwi and other flightless birds / | 598.162 BLA Avian invasions : the ecology and evolution of exotic birds / | 598.1680993 BUT The black robin : saving the world's most endangered bird / | 598.1680993 CON Conservation applications of measuring energy expenditure of New Zealand birds : assessing habitat quality and costs of carrying radio transmitters / | 598.1680993 MAC Moas : lost giants of New Zealand. | 598.1680993 MOO Rare birds of New Zealand / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-260) and index.
List of Figures and Tables -- Forewords -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Discovery -- 3. The Chatham Islands -- 4. Groundwork -- 5. First Studies on Little Mangere -- 6. Crisis Revealed -- 7. Transfer to Mangere -- 8. Old Blue Intervenes -- 9. Space to Expand -- 10. A Problem Emerges -- 11. The Turning Point -- 12. A Difficult Season -- 13. The Crisis Passes -- 14. Consolidation -- 15. The Independence Experiment -- 16. The Team Stands Back -- 17. Flying Free -- 18. Conclusions -- Endnotes -- Appendix A Scientific Names of Species -- Appendix B Terms and Techniques -- Appendix C A Guide to Black Robin Cross-fostering -- Appendix D Technical Tables and Figures -- Index.
"This book tells the story of the rare Chatham Island black robin. It will inspire all those concerned with the conservation of endangered species and demonstrates that recovery is possible even in the most extreme cases. In fact, the black robin was nearly extinct--reduced to one survivingbreeding pair--when the program described here was put into effect. The innovative techniques used by the team responsible for this effort are described in detail and will allow wildlife biologists around the world to adopt similar strategies suited to their own needs. One of the book's co-authorsled the black robin program, and the other was one of the scientists on the team. Written in a lively, nontechnical manner, this book will be of interest to a wide range of conservationists, wildlife biologists, and general readers."--Publisher description.
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