Timeline of Important Habitat Protection Actions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vi
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. GIANT SCAVENGERS 1
6. 2. FOOD AND MOVEMENTS 33
7. 3. BREEDING BIOLOGY 63
8. 4. THE HISTORIC DECLINE 93
9. 5. WHAT CAUSED THE HISTORICAL DECLINE? EARLY HYPOTHESES 111
10. 6. STUDIES OF THE DECLINE IN THE 1980S 137
11. 7. HISTORICAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS 171
12. 8. CAPTIVE BREEDING 181
13. 9. RELEASES INTO THE WILD 209
14. 10. CONDOR CONSERVATION IN A CHANGING WORLD 227
15. Timeline of Important Habitat Protection Actions 241
16. References and Further Reading 245
17. Art Credits 257
18. Index 259
19. ABOUT THE AUTHORS 273