The race to save the Lord God Bird

Tells the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker's extinction in the United States, describing the encounters between this species and humans, and discussing what these encounters have taught us about preserving endangered creatures.

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Main Author: Hoose, Phillip M., 1947-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2004.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:Tells the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker's extinction in the United States, describing the encounters between this species and humans, and discussing what these encounters have taught us about preserving endangered creatures.
Item Description:"Melanie Kroupa Books."
Physical Description:196 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:0374361738
Author Notes:Phillip Hoose is an award-winning author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles. A graduate of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, he has dedicated much of his adult life to the cause of biodiversity conservation. Since 1977 he has been a staff member of the Nature Conservancy