"The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you're not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as "majestic" and "noble," yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher...

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1. Verfasser:	Davis, Jack E. 1956- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York, NY Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W. W. Norton & Company [2022]
Ausgabe:	First edition
Schlagworte:	Bald eagle / United States Bald eagle / Conservation / United States Pygargue à tête blanche / États-Unis Pygargue à tête blanche / Conservation / États-Unis NATURE / Animals / Birds NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection Bald eagle United States
Zusammenfassung:	"The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you're not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as "majestic" and "noble," yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher of babies. Taking us from before the nation's founding through inconceivable resurgences of this enduring all-American species, Jack E. Davis contrasts the age when native peoples lived beside it peacefully with that when others, whether through hunting bounties or DDT pesticides, twice pushed Haliaeetus leucocephalus to the brink of extinction. Filled with spectacular stories of Founding Fathers, rapacious hunters, heroic bird rescuers, and the lives of bald eagles themselves -- monogamous creatures, considered among the animal world's finest parents -- "The Bald Eagle" is a much-awaited cultural and natural history that demonstrates how this bird's wondrous journey may provide inspiration today, as we grapple with environmental peril on a larger scale"--
Beschreibung:	xii, 417 Seiten, 16 unnumerierte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen, Karte 25 cm
ISBN:	9781631495250