In search of one last song : Britain's disappearing birds and the people trying to save them /
by Galbraith, Patrick.
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BookPublisher: London : William Collins, 2022Description: 305 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780008420475 (hbk.) :; 0008420475 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 333.9581 GALSubject(s): Birds -- Conservation -- Great Britain | Wildlife conservationists -- Great Britain | Ornithologists -- Great Britain | Environment and ecology | Environment and Ecology | United Kingdom, Great Britain | Economics | Zoology: birds (ornithology) | Conservation of wildlife & habitats | Endangered species & extinction of speciesSummary: A thought-provoking blend of nature and travel writing, Patrick Galbraith sets off across Britain on a journey that may well be his last chance to see some of our disappearing birds. Along the way, from Orkney to West Wales, from the wildest places to post-industrial towns, he meets a fascinatingly eclectic group of people who in very different ways are on the front line of conservation, tirelessly doing everything they can to save ten species teetering dangerously close to extinction.
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Includes index.
A thought-provoking blend of nature and travel writing, Patrick Galbraith sets off across Britain on a journey that may well be his last chance to see some of our disappearing birds. Along the way, from Orkney to West Wales, from the wildest places to post-industrial towns, he meets a fascinatingly eclectic group of people who in very different ways are on the front line of conservation, tirelessly doing everything they can to save ten species teetering dangerously close to extinction.
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