For the Birds: Protecting Wildlife Through the Naturalist Gaze

For the Birds: Protecting Wildlife Through the Naturalist Gaze
ISBN-10
197880105X
ISBN-13
9781978801059
Series
For the Birds
Category
Nature
Pages
222
Language
English
Published
2019
Publisher
Nature, Society, and Culture
Author
Elizabeth Cherry

Description

Offering readers a glimpse behind the binoculars, For the Birds reveals birders to be important allies in the larger environmental conservation movement. Drawn from extensive interviews and field observations, it shows birders participating in citizen science projects, witnessing the devastating effects of climate change, and discovering small pockets of biodiversity in unexpected places.

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