It would pay to shop around. I just had a look at AbeBooks site and
the prices listed range from USD 23.19 to USD 45.09. Fishpond.com.au
have it for AUD 33.36.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 25/08/2010, at 11:54 AM, Tony Lawson wrote:
Some details from Cornel Uni Press
Tony
THE EAGLE WATCHERS
Observing and Conserving Raptors around the World
Ruth E. Tingay (Editor); Todd E. Katzner (Editor); Keith L. Bildstein
(Foreword); Jemima Parry-Jones , MBE (Foreword)
A Comstock Book
$29.95t cloth
2010, 256 pages, 6.125 x 9.25, 14 color photographs, 29 halftones, 1
chart/graph, 1 table
ISBN: 978-0-8014-4873-7
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.
Contributors: Bill Clark (Solitary Eagle, Mexico); Rob Davies
(Verreaux's Eagle, South Africa); Miguel Ferrer (Spanish Imperial
Eagle, Spain); Martin Gilbert (New Guinea Harpy Eagle, New Guinea);
Justin Grant (White-tailed Sea Eagle, Scotland); Teryl G. Grubb (Bald
Eagle, United States); Alan R. Harmata (Bald Eagle, United States);
Björn Helander (White-tailed Sea Eagle, Sweden); Andrew Jenkins
(Martial Eagle, South Africa); Sarah Karpanty (Madagascar Serpent
Eagle, Madagascar); Todd E. Katzner (Eastern Imperial Eagle,
Kazakhstan); John A. Love (White-tailed Sea Eagle, Scotland); Carol
McIntyre (Golden Eagle, United States); Bernd-U. Meyburg (Lesser
Spotted Eagle, Czechoslovakia and Germany); Hector C. Miranda Jr.
(Philippine Eagle, Philippines); Malcolm Nicoll (Grey-headed Fishing
Eagle, Cambodia); Vincent Nijman (Javan Hawk-Eagle, Indonesia); Penny
Olsen (Wedge-tailed Eagle, Australia); Keisuke Saito (Steller's Sea
Eagle, Japan); Susanne Shultz (African Crowned Eagle, Ivory Coast);
Robert E. Simmons (Wahlberg's Eagle, South Africa); Ruth E. Tingay
(Madagascar Fish Eagle, Madagascar); Janeene Touchton (Harpy Eagle,
Panama); Ursula Valdez (Black-and-chestnut Eagle, Peru); Munir Z.
Virani (African Fish Eagle, Kenya); Jeff Watson (Golden Eagle,
Scotland); Mark Watson (New Guinea Harpy Eagle, New Guinea); Richard
T. Watson (Bateleur, South Africa); Jason Wiersma (White-bellied Sea
Eagle, Tasmania)
Reviews
"The Eagle Watchers is literary alchemy, putting an engaging, human
face to the great birds of prey that have, since the beginning of
human history, awed and inspired us. It has already won a strategic
spot on my bookshelf but that honor still awaits a time when the book
finds itself free of my hands."—Pete Dunne, Vice-president New Jersey
Audubon Society
"Eagles are the most riveting of all the world's wild birds—and eagle
biologists, who brave some of the harshest conditions on the planet,
are among the most intrepid of scientists. The Eagle Watchers explores
the twinned worlds of observer and observed, from the rain forests of
Asia, Africa and South America to the steppes of Kazakhstan and the
mountains of Alaska, with dozens of ornithologists who recount
experiences with poachers, land mines, wilderness camps, guerrillas
and even a tense face-off between warring New Guinea tribesmen—all to
learn more about some of the world's 75 species of eagles."—Scott
Weidensaul, author, Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding
About the Author
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 Director of Conservation and Field Research at the National Aviary
in Pittsburgh and 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.
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