The Grail Bird
by Tim Gallagher

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In April 2005, a startling announcement made national and international news: the ivory-billed woodpecker, a bird thought to be extinct for nearly sixty years, had been sighted. The story behind this incredible discovery began more than a year earlier when, after a lengthy search, Tim Gallagher was one of the first people to see this iconic bird, the holy grail of birdwatchers. He persuaded the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology to mount a massive search for evidence of the bird's existence. The news was kept secret while field teams went to work and land was bought to conserve the ivory-bill's habitat. Gallagher's story reads like a mystery novel, and the subsequent conservation efforts provide hope and a lesson for our times.

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Weight:	0.33 kg
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ISBN-10:	061870941X
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780618709410
Author:	Tim Gallagher
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin New York
Publication Date:	2007
Pages:	304 pp
Size/Dimensions:	8 x 5 1/2
Binding:	Paperback