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Kakapo : rescued from the brink of extinction

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  • Description

    "New Zealand's threatened night parrot, the kakapo, has been the focus of a remarkable conservation effort that has seen the bird's population rise from a perilous low of 51 aging birds to three times that number ... Natural history writer and broadcaster Alison Ballance has been involved with kakapo since the mid-1990s, and has a unique insight into the birds and their human minders.

    In this fully updated edition of Kakapo, she follows the fall and rise of one of the world's most unusual birds, from the brink of extinction through a roller-coaster ride of hope and loss, to today, when the species has a bright future ahead."--Inside front dust jacket

  • Place
    Nelson, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    QL696.P7 BAL (Library of Congress Call Number)

    90105 (Cat ID)

    89930 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    Kakapo : rescued from the brink of extinction
  • Primary Maker

    Alison Ballance

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Potton & Burton
  • Place
    Nelson, New Zealand
  • Date
    2018
  • Physical Description

    276 pages : colour illustrations, colour map ; 26 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    9781877517273
  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Edition/State/Version
    Revised edition
  • Subject Category

    Rare birds--Conservation--New Zealand

  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Kaka--Breeding; Kaka--Conservation]

    Includes bibliographical references and index

  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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