The Scientific Bases for the Preservation of the Hawaiian Crow

by National Research Council, Commission on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, et al.

The Hawaiian Crow, or 'Alala, once an inhabitant of large forested areas of Hawaii, is now found only in the wild in a relatively small area of the central Kona coast. The decline of the 'Alala is part of a larger phenomenon of reduction and extinction of forest birds throughout Polynesia that has been associated with human colonization. It is a symptom of underlying ecological problems.

In this book, a committee of experts in ornithology,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309047757
• ISBN13: 9780309047753
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.8"