The Ancient Murrelet: A Natural History in the Queen Charlotte Islands

by Anthony J. Gaston

Breeding along the northern Pacific coast from British Columbia to Japan, this little known bird dwelt in relative obscurity until it became the focus of a conservation debate which has resulted in a new National Park in the Queen Charlotte Islands where half the world's population breeds. It made the headlines again when a lost, lone bird suddenly appeared at Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel, England, in May 1990 and again in April 1991. The Ancient...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0856610704
• ISBN13: 9780856610707
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: T. & A. D. Poyser
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"