An edition of The man who saved the whooping crane
(2012)
The man who saved the whooping crane
the Robert Porter Allen story
by Kathleen Kaska
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A chronicle of the efforts of Robert Allen Porter, an ornithologist with the National Audubon Society, to find the only remaining whooping crane nesting site in North America in an effort to save the nearly extincted species.
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Whooping crane, Conservation, Cranes (Birds), Wetland birds, Whooping cranes, Birds, united states, Birds, north americaPeople
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The man who saved the whooping crane: the Robert Porter Allen story
2012, University Press of Florida
in English
0813040248 9780813040240
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Table of Contents
Part I: The making of an ornithologist, 1905-1946: 1. By some strange miracle
2. The decision
3. The clang of a bell
Part II: Somewhere up north, 1947-1950: 4. Things of value
5. Unforgettable days
6. Small families
7. Vanished
8. The story of Rusty
The hunt, 1951-1963: 9. A sudden change of plans
10. A different kind of revolution
11. Empty nest
12. Cards on the table
13. They came through the twilight
14. The Bob Allen Keys.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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