Passenger Pigeons

Describes what is known of the history and habits of the North American bird that once numbered in the millions before becoming extinct in the early twentieth century.

"This book is published in conjunction with the 2014 centennial of the death of the last Passenger Pigeon, a species whose individuals numbered in the billions . . ."--Back cover.

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Astro the Alien and his friends Ben and Eva are at an outdoor party celebrating Earth Day when a flock of common rock pigeons land. The three friends decide to learn more about the birds? extinct cousins, passenger pigeons. This introduction to extinct animals includes a note to caregivers with

Books about Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds

Discusses the history of the passenger pigeon, which at one time made up one-quarter of the birds of America but is now extinct.

A haunting, beautifully illustrated memorial to this iconic extinct bird At the start of the nineteenth century, Passenger Pigeons were perhaps the most abundant birds on the planet, numbering literally in the billions. The flocks were so large and so dense that they blackened the skies, even blotting out the

A groundbreaking study of how emotions motivate attempts to counter species loss. This groundbreaking book brings together environmental history and the history of emotions to examine the motivations behind species conservation actions. In Recovering Lost Species in the Modern Age, Dolly Jørgensen uses the environmental histories of reintroduction, rewilding, and

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