California condors in the Pacific Northwest
By: Jesse D'Elia, and Susan M. Haig ; illustrations by Ram Papish, foreword by Noel Snyder
Contributors: Haig, Susan M.
Publisher: Oregon State University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780870717000
Subjects: Conservation; California condor
Description: "The authors study the evolution and life history of the California Condor, its historical distribution, the reasons for its decline, and their hopes for its reintroduction in the Pacific Northwest"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-161) and index.
Table of contents: title: Background; title: Evolution and life history of the California condor; title: A brief history of the condor recovery program; title: Bringing condors back to the Pacific Northwest: the birth of an idea; title: 2. Historical distribution of California condors: a review of the evidence; title: Prehistoric distribution and Pleistocene range contraction; title: The archaeological and paleontological record; title: California condors in Pacific Northwest Native American culture; title: Observation and collection of California condors by naturalists, explorers, and settlers; title: Summary of historical distribution; title: 3. Historical movement patterns; title: Evolution of migration in vultures of the world; title: Modern California condor movement studies; title: Seasonality of occurrence records in the Pacific Northwest; title: Summary of historical movement patterns; title: 4. Timing and causes of the condor's range collapse; title: Population decline; title: Secondary poisoning; title: Lead poisoning; title: DDT, DDE, and eggshell thinning; title: Collecting and shooting; title: Egg collecting; title: Loss of nesting habitat; title: Native American ritual killings; title: Food increases in central and southern California; title: Reductions in food availability; title: Salmon; title: Whales; title: Seals and sea lions; title: Native ungulates; title: Summary of changes to the condor's food supply; title: Summary of the plausible causes of extinction in the Pacific Northwest; title: 5. Summary and future outlook; title: Reintroductions: challenges and opportunities.