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"From the time the country was founded, early Americans assumed that the land's natural resources were infinite, including its birds, which were zealously hunted for food, game, and fashion. With the rapid extinction of the passenger pigeon--a bird once so numerous that its flocks darkened the sky in flight--many realized actions needed to be taken if other birds were to be saved. What followed was both a spiritual awakening and a great crusade to...

"Save Birds focuses on the importance of birds and the extinction crisis, what is threatening birds, what we can do to help birds, and what is already being done to combat the bird extinction crisis. The Take Action: Save Life on Earth series lays out environmental problems in easy-to-understand language and provides practical advice to readers about meaningful ways they can influence important change for our planet. Part of our 21st Century Skills...

"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 harmful environmental 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...

"Story about Florence Merriam Bailey the groundbreaking scientist who inspired a nation to take up bird-watching and worked tirelessly to protect our feathered friends"-- Provided by publisher.