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The return of the oystercatcher : saving birds to save the planet / Scott Weidensaul.
Van Pelt - New Book Display QL676.5 .W3755 2026
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weidensaul, Scott, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds.
- Birds--Conservation.
- Ornithology.
- Environmentalism.
- Habitat conservation.
- Wildlife reintroduction.
- ornithology.
- Genre:
- Informational works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Saving birds to save the planet
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2026]
- Summary:
- In The Return of the Oystercatcher, Scott Weidensaul examines efforts to restore bird populations and habitats in regions around the world. The book discusses conservation initiatives involving wetlands restoration, raptor protection, pesticide regulation, land preservation, and migratory bird management. Through examples of species recovery and habitat reclamation, the author explores the ecological significance of bird conservation and the broader environmental impact of restoration programs. Includes color illustrations and maps.
- Contents:
- Rebound
- Paying sufficient attention
- Mullet hawks and the witches' walk
- The Nightingales of Knepp
- From the Carpathians to the Delta
- Rescuing the unlovely
- Guano-bombed on Egg Rock
- Islands of Sanctuary
- Tastes like chicken
- Prairie ghosts
- Good for the bird
- Land of the ancestors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-342) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781324036784
- 1324036788
- OCLC:
- 1535852404
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