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Whooping Cranes : Biology and Conservation

This book is a volume in the series Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes, which seeks to inform and galvanize action dedicated to meeting the challenges faced by Whooping Crane managers and conservationists. Thus, it describes one model of endangered species conservation and restoration that will interest a wide audience: professionals that work on cranes ; researchers in the fields of small population biology, endangered species, and avian ecology ; wildlife veterinarians and those involved in avian husbandry ; administrators of management agencies or conservation organizations ; conservationists in other fields ; teachers of conservation biology or ornithology and their students ; and the educated general public. The book is divided into 5 Section, 24 Chapters with total of 520 pages. It contains total of 50 tables and 81 figures. This volume brings together a series papers by leading researches and conservationists who have dedicated large portions of their lives to Whooping Cranes. The papers are written in a style for the educated reader, as well as for those that will carry the torch for Whooping Crane conservation in future decades.

whooping crane ; avian ecology, endangered species ; avian husbandry

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