TY  - BOOK
AU  - Butler,David
AU  - Merton,Don
TI  - The black robin: saving the world's most endangered bird 
SN  - 0195582608
AV  - QL696.P255 B88 1992
U1  - 598.1680993 
PY  - 1992///
CY  - Auckland, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Chatham Island robin
KW  - Rare birds
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Chatham Islands
N1  - 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
N2  - "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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