Wild South - Saving New Zealand's Endangered Birds

TVNZ 1988 edition. Slight fade to spine, minor wear at cover edges, previous owner's name in black pen at top of front endpaper.

New Zealand has 30% of its native birds classified as endangered species, the highest percentage in the world. This book tells the story of the fight for survival of this unique bird life - of Old Blue, the black robin who saved the species, and Don Merton, the Wildlife Service Officer, who helped her; the departure of the now extinct Stewart Island snipe and of Stead's bush wren; the precarious survival of the rare night parrot, the kakapo; the dedication of Lance Richdale, the man who lived with penguins; Geoffrey Orbell, who rediscovered the takahe... What happened to the huia? When did we see the last of the moas or of Harpagornis, the giant eagle? Is the kiwi under threat? Can the kea survive? Will the hauntingly beautiful song of the kokako continue to be heard? These and many other questions are raised and explored...