Cranes
Title | Cranes PDF eBook |
Author | Janice Maryan Hughes |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Nature |
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A well-illustrated natural history of cranes worldwide, including anatomy, feeding, mating, habitats, migrations, species profiles, range maps and more. The efforts to save the whooping cranes is presented as a case study.
The Natural History of the Cranes
Title | The Natural History of the Cranes PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Blyth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 1881 |
Genre | Cranes (Birds). |
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The natural history of the cranes, enlarged and repr. by W.B. Tegetmeier
Title | The natural history of the cranes, enlarged and repr. by W.B. Tegetmeier PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Blyth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 1881 |
Genre | |
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Those of the Gray Wind, the Sandhill Cranes
Title | Those of the Gray Wind, the Sandhill Cranes PDF eBook |
Author | Paul A. Johnsgard |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1986-01-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780803275669 |
With Paul Johnsgard, we follow the annual migration of the sandhill cranes from the American Southwest to their Alaskan mating grounds and then home again. It is a flight unaltered in nearly ten million years. By presenting various cycles of the migration in four time periods from 1860 to 1980, Johnsgard, a prominent naturalist, is able toøshow how man's encroachments have imperiled the flocks. In each section there is interaction between a child and an adult brought about by some ritual event in the migration of the cranes. The story is enriched by the author's exquisite illustrations, by Zuni prayers, and by Eskimo and Pueblo legends.
CRANE MUSIC
Title | CRANE MUSIC PDF eBook |
Author | Paul A. Johnsgard |
Publisher | Smithsonian Books (DC) |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 1991-10-17 |
Genre | Nature |
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Graced with illustrations by the author, Crane Music introduces the two North American crane species. The sandhill, most often seen, is within easy reach of bird-watchers in the center of the continent. Less visible is the whooping crane, struggling back from near extinction. Paul Johnsgard follows these elegant birds through a year' s cycle, describing their seasonal migrations, natural habitats, breeding biology, call patterns angelic to the bird-lover' s ear and fascinating dancing.The largest and most spectacular migratory concentration of cranes happens each spring when the Platte River valley becomes the staging ground for an amazing gathering of four hundred thousand to five hundred thousand sandhills en route from the South to the Arctic tundra. Johnsgard describes this incredible event as well as memorable personal encounters with the cranes. His knowledge of them transcends natural history, covering their importance in religion and mythology.
The Man Who Saved the Whooping Crane
Title | The Man Who Saved the Whooping Crane PDF eBook |
Author | Kathleen Kaska |
Publisher | University Press of Florida |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2012-09-16 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0813042763 |
Millions of people know a little bit about efforts to save the whooping crane, thanks to the movie Fly Away Home and annual news stories about ultralight planes leading migratory flocks. But few realize that in the spring of 1941, the population of these magnificent birds--pure white with black wingtips, standing five feet tall with a seven-foot wingspan--had reached an all-time low of fifteen. Written off as a species destined for extinction, the whooping crane has made a slow but unbelievable comeback over the last seven decades. This recovery would have been impossible if not for the efforts of Robert Porter Allen, an ornithologist with the National Audubon Society, whose courageous eight-year crusade to find the only remaining whooping crane nesting site in North America garnered nationwide media coverage. His search and his impassioned lectures about overdevelopment, habitat loss, and unregulated hunting triggered a media blitz that had thousands of citizens on the lookout for the birds during their migratory trips. Allen's tireless efforts changed the course of U.S. environmental history and helped lead to the passage of the Endangered Species Act in 1973. Though few people remember him today, his life reads like an Indiana Jones story, full of danger and adventure, failure and success. His amazing story deserves to be told.
The Book of Cranes
Title | The Book of Cranes PDF eBook |
Author | Clare Cooley |
Publisher | Pomegranate |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781566400787 |
For Cooley the cranes are something beyond curiosity, perhaps familiar, yet inexplicable. To learn about the cranes, she went to the International Crane Fdn. in Wisconsin (the only place where all 15 species exist). There she walked among them and interacted with them. For 60 million years, cranes have flown over practically every continent. They can fly at altitudes of up to 30,000 ft. and can migrate over 5,000 miles. This book shares the magnificence of these creatures and helps their survival. For each species of crane, Cooley offers a page of poetic description accompanied by a watercolor illustration. A beautiful work of art with a gorgeous slipcase.