The Eagle Watchers

Observing and Conserving Raptors Around the World

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2010
Comstock Publishing Associates (Verlag)
978-0-8014-4873-7 (ISBN)

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Eagles have fascinated humans for millennia. For some, the glimpse of a distant eagle instantly becomes a treasured lifelong memory. Others may never encounter a wild eagle in their lifetime. This book was written by people who have dedicated years to the study of eagles, to provide an insider's view for all readers, but especially those who have never been up close and personal with these magnificent yet often misunderstood creatures. In their stories, twenty-nine leading eagle researchers share their remarkable field experiences, providing personal narratives that don't feature in their scientific publications. They tell of their fear at being stalked by grizzly bears, their surprise at being followed by the secret police, their embarrassment when accidentally firing mortar rockets over a school gymnasium, and their sense of awe at tracking eagles via satellite. The reader experiences the cultural shock of being guest of honor at a circumcision ceremony, the absurdity of sharing an aquatic car with the Khmer Rouge, and the sense of foreboding at being press-ganged into a frenzied tribal death march through the jungle.

The Eagle Watchers covers twenty-four species on six continents, from well known (bald eagle; golden eagle), to obscure (black-and-chestnut eagle; New Guinea harpy eagle), and from common (African fish eagle) to critically endangered (Philippine eagle; Madagascar fish eagle). The diverse experiences vividly described in this book reveal the passion, dedication, and sense of adventure shared by those who study these majestic birds and strive for their conservation.

Featuring stunning color photographs of the eagles, information on raptor conservation, a global list of all eagle species with ranges and conservation status, and a color map of the sites visited in the book, The Eagle Watchers will appeal to birders, conservationists, and adventure travelers alike. To further support the conservation programs described in this book, all royalties are being donated to two leading nonprofit organizations for raptor conservation training and fieldwork: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Intern Program and the National Birds of Prey Trust.

Ruth Tingay is a wildlife ecologist and studies eagles in Scotland, Madagascar, Cambodia, the Solomon Islands, and Mongolia. She is the current President of the Raptor Research Foundation. Todd E. Katzner is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and at Duquesne University. He studies eagles in Kazakhstan, the Philippines, and the United States. Keith L. Bildstein is Sarkis Acopian Director of Conservation Science at the Acopian Center for Conservation Learning, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary and author of books including Migrating Raptors of the World: Their Ecology and Conservation, also from Cornell. Jemima Parry-Jones, MBE, is director of the International Centre for Birds of Prey and author of books including The Really Useful Owl Guide.

Foreword
Keith L. Bildstein and Jemima Parry-JonesPreface
Ruth E. Tingay and Todd E. Katzner1. Eagle Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation
Todd E. Katzner and Ruth E. Tingay2. New Guinea Harpy Eagle
Mark Watson (New Guinea) and Martin Gilbert (New Guinea)3. Golden Eagle
Carol McIntyre (USA) and Jeff Watson (Scotland)4. Lesser Spotted Eagle
Bernd-U Meyburg (Czechoslovakia & Germany)5. Wedge-tailed Eagle
Penny Olsen (Australia)6. Madagascar Serpent Eagle
Sarah Karpanty (Madagascar)7. Bald Eagle
Alan R. Harmata (USA) and Teryl G. Grubb (USA)8. Verreaux's Eagle
Rob Davies (South Africa)9. Eastern Imperial Eagle
Todd E. Katzner (Kazakhstan)10. Steller's Sea Eagle
Keisuke Saito (Japan)11. Spanish Imperial Eagle
Miguel Ferrer (Spain)12. Madagascar Fish Eagle
Ruth E. Tingay (Madagascar)13. African Crowned Eagle
Susanne Shultz (Ivory Coast)14. Grey-headed Fishing Eagle
Malcolm Nicoll (Cambodia)15. Wahlberg's Eagle
Robert E. Simmons (South Africa)16. Solitary Eagle
Bill Clark (Mexico)17. Javan Hawk-Eagle
Vincent Nijman (Indonesia)18. African Fish Eagle
Munir Z. Virani (Kenya)19. Bateleur
Richard T. Watson (South Africa)20. Harpy Eagle
Janeene Touchton (Panama)21. White-bellied Sea Eagle
Jason Wiersma (Tasmania)22. Martial Eagle
Andrew Jenkins (South Africa)23. White-tailed Sea Eagle
Justin Grant (Scotland), Bjorn Helander (Sweden), and John A. Love (Scotland)24. Black-and-chestnut Eagle
Ursula Valdez (Peru)25 Philippine Eagle
Hector C. Miranda Jr. (Philippines)Appendix: Conservation Status of the Worlds Eagles
Further Reading

Vorwort	Keith L. Bildstein, Jemima Parry-Jones
Zusatzinfo	14 color photographs, 29 halftones, 1 chart/graph, 1 table - 8 Plates, color
Verlagsort	Ithaca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	907 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
ISBN-10	0-8014-4873-5 / 0801448735
ISBN-13	978-0-8014-4873-7 / 9780801448737
Zustand	Neuware