- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
27 May 2018
Summary
Hovering hawks, swooping falcons and softly calling morepork. A close look at the predatory birds of New Zealand - many of them endangered.From an extinct giant eagle and an owl that sounded like the devil, to the morepork we hear calling at night, the falcon that appears on our $20 note and the hawks we see swooping on the grisly remains of dead critters on the road, this book takes a close look at these fascinating birds and the people who are working to keep the species that are still with…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143771685 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014377168X |
| Author: | Debbie Stewart |
| Publisher: | Random House New Zealand Ltd |
| Imprint: | Random House New Zealand Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 27 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 893g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 210mm x 16mm |
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About The Author
Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart MNZM is the Executive Director of the Wingspan Birds of Prey Centre in Rotorua, New Zealand. She is a conservation pioneer, having cared for native kiwi in the gin-trapping days of the 1970s. She has worked with falcons for the last 35 years, and uses falconry techniques to train rescued birds to hunt in the wild again.
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