The Black Robin: Saving the World's Most Endangered Bird

by David Butler

This book tells the story of the rare Chatham Island black robin. It will inspire all those concerned with the conservation of endangered species and demonstrates that recovery is possible even in the most extreme cases. In fact, the black robin was nearly extinct--reduced to one surviving breeding pair--when the program described here was put into effect. The innovative techniques used by the team responsible for this effort are described in detail...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195582608
• ISBN13: 9780195582604
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.3"