Birds in Jeopardy: The Imperiled and Extinct Birds of the United States and Canada

by Paul R. Ehrlich, David S. Dobkin, Darryl Wheye, et al.

Book Overview

As the human population skyrockets and the toxic impact of human society spreads, the natural habitats of birds degrade and diminish and the bird populations decline. Two hundred years ago, when the United States and Canada were home to less than 5 million people, they were also home to some 650 species of birds. Today, more than 280 million people live there, and 33 bird species have already been driven to extinction and well over 150 are in danger...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804719810
• ISBN13: 9780804719810
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 8.5"