The Hawaiian Goose: An Experiment in Conservation
by Kear, Janet; Berger, Andrew J.Normally: $5.95


Format: Hardcover
Release Date: 1/1/1980
Code: 12067
Condition: New
Product Details
The species declined from an estimated population of 25,000 in Hawaii in the 18th century to less than fifty birds in the 1940s. Today, thanks largely to the extended breeding programs at Slimbridge and Pohakuloa, there are probably more than 2000 Hawaiian Geese in the world.
The achievement is justly applauded and well-known, but whether this impressive experiment in conservation has been truly successful will not be clear until it becomes evident that the released birds can maintain a breeding population in the wild. As the authors explain, the outcome is far from predictable.
The causes which led to the species' decline and the hazards and difficulties faced by the reintroduced population are discussed at length, but the core of the book is the propagation program at Slimbridge and Pohakuloa, and the problems and successes they brought during many years of patient work.
ISBN: 0931130042
Publisher: Buteo Books
Year of Publication: 1980
Page Count: 154
Shipping Weight: 1.56 lb
Series: Buteo Books Imprint