The Peregrine Falcon restoration is the largest and most comprehensive endeavor to restore wild populations of an endangered species ever accomplished. This comprehensive, balanced account tells the full story for the first time--with personal anecdotes, scientific perspective, and thoughtful analysis accompanied by nearly 500 photographs and paintings, many with historical significance. Authors include 69 of the biologists, falconers, and other conservationists who shaped the recovery effort, and an "Honor Roll" lists more than 3,000 field personnel who contributed to Peregrine releases, research, and restoration.
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From the prologue by Tom Cade... to the outstanding summary, this book leaves no stone unturned and no one unacknowledged. -- Jon D'Arpino, Hawk Chalk
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Editors: Tom J. Cade and William Burnham
Associate Editor: Patricia Burnham
Art Director: Amy Siedenstrang
Publisher: The Peregrine Fund
Associate Editor: Patricia Burnham
Art Director: Amy Siedenstrang
Publisher: The Peregrine Fund
The Peregrine Falcon restoration is the largest and most comprehensive endeavor to restore wild populations of an endangered species ever accomplished. The magnitude of the program and level of cooperation achieved are unique in nature conservation. Why and how this effort was achieved is documented in this book and serves as an example of what can be accomplished when people are willing to work cooperatively.
Authored by 69 people with long-term involvement, and most of the individuals key to the success, the story is presented chronologically, topically, and geographically. Tom Cade begins with a prologue on the life history traits of the Peregrine Falcon in relation to recovery as only someone with over fifty years of experience can write. In the following 21 chapters and 57 sidebars the story unfolds in each author’s own words.
This handsome, large format book features 495 images, many with historical significance. Master artists have contributed their depictions of Peregrines, including the dust jacket painting Peregrine Falcon and White-throated Swifts by famed North American wildlife artist Robert Bateman.
Although the focus is in North America, including Greenland, the story extends to Europe with two renowned British scientists contributing chapters. Derek Ratcliffe tells his story of discovering DDT as the cause for Peregrine Falcon decline, followed later in the book by Ian Newton documenting the contribution of the restoration program to the understanding of the Peregrine and summarizing what is known about the species.
The book is intended for a non-scientific audience but does contain previously unpublished information, tables, and graphs plus an extensive literature cited section and a bibliography for Eastern and Midwestern Peregrine restoration publications from 1971-2000.
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Great book if you want to know the why's, how's and what to do next for the falcon. Nice pictures and account about real people who started the movement to restrict DDT's that were killing off a lot of living creatures. This book concentrates on the falcon what a group did trying to revive the species. I live in one of the cities mentioned that have multiple falcon nests and there is a web cam to watch the eggs being laid, hatching, feedings and fledging. After viewing these things, I was told about this book and it emcompasses the whole process of bringing the falcons back from extinction. Worth the cost.
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This review is from: Return of the Peregrine (Hardcover)
This is a great book by many that participated in the "Return of the Peregrine"! Dedicated wonderful folks
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