TY  - BOOK
AU  - Montgomery,Sy
AU  - Strombeck,Tianne
TI  - Condor comeback
T2  - Scientists in the field
SN  - 9780544816534
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - Boston
PB  - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
KW  - California condor
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Illustrated works
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes index and bibliographical references (pages 86-87); At the zoo -- Plan of action -- Condor checkups -- Bitter Creek baby -- The deadly legacy of lead -- Nest watch at Hopper Mountain -- The Chumash and their spirit helper -- Chick flick -- Condor kids -- Timeline -- Epilogue -- What you can do; Age 10-12; Grade 4 to 6
N2  - In April of 1987 the last wild California condor was captured and taken to live in captivity like the other twenty-six remaining birds of its kind. Many thought that the days were over for this remarkable, distinguished bird that had roamed the skies of North and Central American for thousands of years. Sy Montgomery employs her skill for on-the-ground reporting, shrewd observation, and stunning narrative prose to detail the efforts of scientists, volunteers, and everyday citizens to get California condors back in the wild. In particular, Montgomery profiles employees at the Santa Barbara Zoo who have worked tirelessly to raise abandoned chicks, nurse sick birds back to health, and conduct research that can support legislation to ban what is probably the largest threat to the existence of the wild condor: lead bullets. In turns affectionate and frustrated, hopeful and heartbreaking, Montgomery’s powerful prose does justice to these ancient, sociable, and elegant creatures. Complete with world-class, full-color photography and helpful sidebars that provide details such as the history of the bird’s fight back from extinction, the dangers of lead poisoning, and the relationship of condors to the Chumash nation, Condor Comeback is an inspiring story of groundbreaking science, perseverance, and cooperation
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