Author
Sy Montgomery
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Published
August 2023
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Author
Sy Montgomery
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Paperback / softback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Published
August 2023
£10.47
Free UK Delivery
Available - Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Condor Comeback
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Winner of the Green Earth Book Award
Sibert Medalist, National Book Award Honoree, and New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery turns her formidable talents to the story of California condors and the scientists who have fought against their extinction in this installment in the award-winning Scientists in the Field series.
In April of 1987 the last wild California condor was captured and taken to live in captivity like the other twenty-six remaining birds of its kind. Many thought that the days were over of of this remarkable, distinguished bird that had roamed the skies of North and Central American for thousands of years.
Sy Montgomery employs her skill for on-the-ground reporting, shrewd observation, and stunning narrative prose to detail the efforts of scientists, volunteers, and everyday citizens to get California condors back in the wild. In particular, Montgomery profiles employees at the Santa Barbara Zoo who have worked tirelessly to raise abandoned chicks, nurse sick birds back to health, and conduct research that can support legislation to ban what is probably the largest threat to the existence of the wild condor: lead bullets. In turns affectionate and frustrated, hopeful and heartbreaking, Montgomery's powerful prose does justice to these ancient, sociable, and elegant creatures.
Complete with world-class, full-color photography and helpful sidebars that provide details such as the history of the bird's fight back from extinction, the dangers of lead poisoning, and the relationship of condors to the Chumash nation, Condor Comeback is an inspiring story of groundbreaking science, perseverance, and cooperation.
Author
Sy Montgomery
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Published
August 2023
Weight
432g
Dimensions
280 x 228 x 9 mm
ISBN
9780063290785
ISBN-10
0063290782
Eden Code
6509708
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Author/Creator: Sy Montgomery
ISBN: 9780063290785
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date: August 2023
Weight: 432g
Dimensions: 280 x 228 x 9 mm
Eden Code: 6509708