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03200aam a22003978i 4500 001 50123E2811B711EF80E88C4F22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240514010042 008 240302s2024 vtu b 001 0deng 010 $a 2023059599 020 $a 1645022420 020 $a 9781645022428 040 $a LBSOR $b eng $e rda $c LBSOR $d SILO 050 00 $a QL68 $b .O83 2024 082 00 $2 23/eng/20240310 100 1 $a Osborn, Sophie A. H., $e author. 245 10 $a FEATHER TRAILS : $b A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY AMONG ENDANGERED BIRDS / $c Sophie A.H. Osborn ; foreword by Pete Dunne. 263 $a 2405 264 1 $a White River Junction, Vermont : $b Chelsea Green Publishing, $c [2024] 300 $a pages cm 500 $a 2024/05/02 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Beginnings -- Hacking -- Release -- Sky birds -- Osiris -- A world full of poisons -- Delisted -- Sheep heads, deer guts, and feedlots -- Through the mist -- Night whispers -- Malaria -- Forest intruders -- Extinct -- Captive -- Second chances -- Lead shock -- Hard lessons -- Growing up -- Shot -- A Sisyphean predicament -- No tags -- Condor in the coal mine. 520 $a "The story of one woman's remarkable work with a trio of charismatic, endangered bird species-and her discoveries about the devastating threats that imperil them. In Feather Trails, wildlife biologist and birder Sophie A. H. Osborn reveals how the harmfulenvironmental choices we've made-including pesticide use, the introduction of invasive species, lead poisoning, and habitat destruction-have decimated Peregrine Falcons, Hawaiian Crows, and California Condors. In the Rocky Mountains, the cloud forests ofHawai'i, and the Grand Canyon, Sophie and her colleagues work day-to-day to try to reintroduce these birds to the wild, even when it seems that the odds are steeply stacked against their survival. With humor and suspense, Feather Trails introduces us tothe fascinating behaviors and unique personalities of Sophie's avian charges and shows that what endangers them ultimately threatens all life on our planet. More than a deeply researched environmental investigation, Feather Trails is also a personal journey and human story, in which Sophie overcomes her own obstacles-among them heat exhaustion, poachers, rattlesnakes, and chauvinism. Ultimately, Feather Trails is an inspiring, poignant narrative about endangered birds and how our choices can help to ensure a future not only for the rarest species, but for us too"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Rare birds $z United States. 650 0 $a Birds $x Conservation $z United States. 600 10 $a Osborn, Sophie A. H. 650 0 $a Women biologists $z United States $v Biography. 700 1 $a Dunne, Pete, $d 1951- $e writer of foreword. $9 23016 776 08 $i Online version: 776 08 $a Osborn, Sophie A. H. $t Feather trails $d White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2024] $z 9781645022435 $w (DLC) 2023059600 941 $a 3 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20240611032753.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20240604014902.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20240514010646.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=50123E2811B711EF80E88C4F22ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search