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001			ocn959035076
003			OCoLC
005			20190610000423.0
008			161125s2017 nhuaf b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2016038535
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020			_a9781611689716 _q(cloth)
020			_a1611689716 _q(cloth)
035			_a(OCoLC)959035076
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092			_a598.92 _bF196
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aFallon, Katie, _eauthor. _9333329
245	1	0	_aVulture : _bthe private life of an unloved bird / _cKatie Fallon.
264		1	_aLebanon, NH : _bForeEdge, an imprint of University Press of New England, _c[2017]
300			_a232 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction : the spokesbird -- Vulture culture -- The private lives of public birds -- Rockshelter -- Wings and prayers -- Rebirth -- Hill of the sacred eagles -- On the move -- Virginia is for vultures -- Battlefield ghosts -- Welcome back, buzzards -- Epilogue : spokesbirds for the spokesbirds -- Afterword : what you can do.
520			_aTurkey vultures, the most widely distributed and abundant scavenging birds of prey on the planet, are found from central Canada to the southern tip of Argentina, and nearly everywhere in between. In the United States we sometimes call them buzzards; in parts of Mexico the name is aura cabecirroja, in Uruguay jote cabeza colorada, and in Ecuador gallinazo aura. A huge bird, the turkey vulture is a familiar sight from culture to culture, in both hemispheres. But despite being ubiquitous and recognizable, the turkey vulture has never had a book of literary nonfiction devoted to it—until Vulture. Floating on six-foot wings, turkey vultures use their keen senses of smell and sight to locate carrion. Unlike their cousin the black vulture, turkey vultures do not kill weak or dying animals; instead, they cleanse, purify, and renew the environment by clearing it of decaying carcasses, thus slowing the spread of such dangerous pathogens as anthrax, rabies, and botulism. The beauty, grace, and important role of these birds in the ecosystem notwithstanding, turkey vultures are maligned and underappreciated; they have been accused of spreading disease and killing livestock, neither of which has ever been substantiated. Although turkey vultures are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which makes harming them a federal offense, the birds still face persecution. They've been killed because of their looks, their odor, and their presence in proximity to humans. Even the federal government occasionally sanctions "roost dispersals," which involve the harassment and sometimes the murder of communally roosting vultures during the cold winter months. Vulture follows a year in the life of a typical North American turkey vulture. By incorporating information from scientific papers and articles, as well as interviews with world-renowned raptor and vulture experts, author Katie Fallon examines all aspects of the bird's natural history: breeding, incubating eggs, raising chicks, migrating, and roosting. After reading this book you will never look at a vulture in the same way again.
610	2	0	_aAvian Conservation Center of Appalachia. _9333330
650		0	_aTurkey vulture _zUnited States. _9333331
650		0	_aBirds _xConservation _zAppalachian Region _vAnecdotes. _9333332
650		0	_aWildlife rescue _zAppalachian Region _vAnecdotes. _9333333
655		7	_aAnecdotes. _2lcgft _94847
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