Lost Land of the Dodo: The Ecological History of Mauritius, R?union and Rodrigues

by Julian P. Hume and Anthony Cheke

A now-familiar emblem of extinction, the Dodo was extinct within 60 years of the colonization of Mauritius, and over the next 150 years most of the Mascarene's other native vertebrates followed suit. Lost Land of the Dodo provides the definitive account of this tragic yet remarkable fauna. The Mascarene islands in the southern Indian Ocean--Mauritius, R union and Rodrigues--were once home to an extraordinary range of birds and reptiles. Evolving on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472980808
• ISBN13: 9781472980809
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: T & Ad Poyser
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.4"