Birder’s Conservation Handbook

The most at-risk birds of North America are showcased in a new book: Birder’s Conservation Handbook: 100 North American Birds at Risk.

Boreal Songbird Initiative scientist and author, Jeffrey Wells, has gathered all the current information on the hundred most at-risk birds in North America, and arranged it all in a single book. Available in the fall of 2007, Birder’s Conservation Handbook: 100 North American Birds at Risk, is aimed at birders, scientists, and conservationists—those that have a strong interest in trying to save North American bird species from extinction. Following on National Audubon’s data showing that common North American birds have declined sharply in the last forty years, Wells’ book couldn’t be timelier.

For individual bird species, Wells gives general information such as status and range, and what the threats are. There are distribution maps and illustrations, as well as information on what actions need to be taken to conserve the species. Wells doesn’t leave it at that however: he takes a look at the bigger picture—what the state of North American birds tells us about the health of our environment, what major environmental issues are affecting birds, what is being done so far, and who is doing it.

Birder’s Conservation Handbook: 100 North American Birds at Risk can be ordered in advance from Amazon.com.

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