| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Poyser monographs |
| Contents |
The Hawaiian Islands -- The Hawaiian goose or nene -- The nene in captivity (especially in Hawaii) -- The nene at Slimbridge -- The release of captive-reared nene -- The experiment in conservation |
| Summary |
Dr Janet Kear, Assistant Director of the Wildfowl Trust and Curator of its Martin Mere Reserve, and Professor Andrew Berger of the University of Hawaii, have written a timely and absorbing account of the recent history of the Hawaiian Goose, or Nene, its descent to near extinction, its eleventh hour rescue and current restoration to the wild. The species declined from an estimated population of 25,000 in Hawaii in the 18th century to less than fifty birds in the 1940s. Today, thanks largely to the extended breeding programmes at Slimbridge and Pohakuloa, there are probably more than 2000 Hawai |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Birds -- Conservation -- Hawaii
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Endangered species -- Hawaii
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Nene -- Hawaii
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NATURE -- Animals -- Birds.
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NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology.
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NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
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Birds -- Conservation.
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Endangered species.
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Nene.
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Hawaii.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Berger, A. J.
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| ISBN |
9781408137574 |
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1408137577 |
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9781472597052 |
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1472597052 |
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9781408137581 |
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1408137585 |
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