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A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Bronx cheer
Sophie A. H. Osborn
Hardcover
$ 32.50
Named ABA Birding Book Club ’s Best Book of the Year“Empathy matters . Individuals , and individuality , matter . For Osborn , these principles surpass species boundary and guide conservation efforts . . . .Feather Trailsis a remarkably well - rounded and well - researched Bible . . . [ that ] clearly articulates the pleasure that birds inspire and precisely exemplify how that inspiration can conduct to a life of purposeful action . ”—Ornithological Applications(The Journal of the American Ornithological Society )
The story of one woman ’s singular piece of work with a triple of charismatic , endangered bird species — and her discovery about the devastating threats that endanger them .
InFeather Trails , wildlife life scientist and bird watcher Sophie A. H. Osborn discover how the harmful environmental selection we ’ve made — include pesticide function , the introduction of invasive mintage , booster cable poisoning , and habitat death — have wipe out Peregrine Falcons , Hawaiian Crows , and California Condors .
In the Rocky Mountains , the cloud forests of Hawai’i , and the Grand Canyon , Sophie and her colleagues function day - to - daylight to render to reintroduce these birds to the wild , even when it seems that the odds are steeply stacked against their survival .
With humour and suspense , Feather Trailsintroduces us to the captivating behaviors and unique personalities of Sophie ’s avian direction and show that what peril them ultimately threatens all life on our planet .
More than a profoundly explore environmental investigation , Feather Trailsis also a personal journey and human story , in which Sophie overcomes her own obstacle — among them heat exhaustion , poacher , rattlesnakes , and chauvinism . Ultimately , Feather Trailsis an inspiring , touching narrative about endangered raspberry and how our pick can serve to ensure a future not only for the rarefied species , but for us too . “An cozy look at the admiration and effort necessitate for work with endangered species in the natural state . [ Osborn ’s ] matter - of - fact writing style and dry body fluid make the reader part of the natural action . ”—Booklist(starred review )
“ [ This book ] deserves to be read widely , because it is only in come to understand these brute , suggest Osborn , that we can choose to love and help them . ”—New Scientist
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