Return of the condor
Subtitle: the race to save our largest bird from extinction
By: John Moir
Publisher: Lyons
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Guilford, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781592289493
Subjects: Reintroduction; Conservation; California condor
Description: An insider's view of the remarkable tale of saving a species from the brink of extinction. Down to a population of only twenty-two in the 1980s, the condor owes its survival and recovery to a team of scientists who flouted conventional wisdom and pursued the most controversial means to save it. Journalist John Moir, who covered the condor recovery effort for magazines and newspapers for years, shows the depth of their passion and courage and details the bitter controversy that led to a national debate over how to save America's largest bird.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-213) and index.
Table of contents: title: The last condor; title: Naked vulture; title: Searching for Gymnogyps Californianus; title: Carl Koford's sensitive bird; title: The stormy sixties and seventies; title: Death of a chick; title: Doin' the double-clutch two-step; title: Point of no return; title: Captive-breeding conundrums; title: A senseless death; title: AC8's day in court; title: Shadows in the sky; title: Homeward bound; title: Where to view condors; title: Condor web sites.