TY  - BOOK
AU  - Young, David
TI  - Whio: Saving New Zealand's Blue Duck
SN  - 1877333468
U1  - 598.4 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New Zealand 
PB  - Craig Potton Publishing
KW  - Blue duck
KW  - Conservation
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Rare birds
KW  - Whio
N1  - The context of concern -- Te Urewera -- Extinction by stealth -- Manganuioteao -- Whistling in the dark? -- Tongariro -- Genetics and energetics -- Taranaki and Kahurangi -- Translocations -- Fiordland and The West Coast -- The evidence
N2  - "The blue duck, or whio, is one of New Zealand's ancient treasures, a beautiful torrent duck that once lived on clear, fast-flowing rivers throughout most of the country. Sadly, this is no longer the case. The blue duck belongs to the not so well known 'second tier' of endangered species (including kaka, kea, parakeets and North Island brown kiwi) whose numbers have dropped alarmingly in the last 15 years. Whio tells the story of how a dedicated group of scientists, field workers and volunteers have set about saving the blue duck, and combines a natural history of the bird with an illustrated history of human interaction, as well as a social history of the blue duck then and now."--BOOK JACKET
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