Don Merton
Subtitle: the man who saved the black robin
By: Alison Ballance ; photographs by Don Merton.
Contributors: Merton, Don, 1939-
Series: Raupo series
Publisher: Reed Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Auckland [N.Z.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780790011592
Subjects: Merton, Don, -- 1939-; Wildlife conservationists -- New Zealand -- Biography.; Rare birds -- Conservation -- New Zealand.; Endangered species -- New Zealand.; Wildlife conservation -- New Zealand.; Chatham Island robin -- Conservation.; Kakapo -- Conservation.
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Man who saved the black robin
Notes: Includes bibliography (p. 359-360) and index.
Table of contents: title: Bird brain : a childhood fascination with birds; title: From albatrosses to partridges : life as a wildlife trainee; title: Lyrebirds and kangaroos : a year in Australia; title: A new home for North Island saddlebacks; title: The tragedy of Big South Cape Island; title: The exploding island and the smashed dinghy; title: Early black robin days in the Chathams; title: Round the world visiting conservation projects; title: Kakapo : the Fiordland era; title: Two years on Christmas Island; title: Black robin rescue; title: Kakapo : rediscovery on Stewart Island; title: Noisy scrub-birds in Western Australia; title: Robins return; title: Kakapo : to the islands; title: Mauritius : Round Island rabbits and echo parakeets; title: Kakapo : the turning point; title: Seychelles : rats, cats and magpie robins; title: Kakapo : the new era.