Anadromous Sturgeons: Habitats, Threats, and Management / Jean Munro
Ent/Fish/Wild Library QL638.A25 S96 2003 American Fisheries Society Symposium 56
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January 15, 2008
Sockeye Salmon: Evolution, Ecology, and Management / Carol Ann Woody
Status, Distribution, and Conservation of Native Freshwater Fishes of Western North America: A Symposium Proceedings / Mark J. Brouder
Fish Histology: Female Reproductive Systems / Donald B. McMillan
Model Scheme on Port State Measures to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing / Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Analysis and Interpretation of Freshwater Fisheries Data / Christopher S. Guy
Wildlife Conservation in China: Preserving the Habitat of China's Wild West / Richard B. Harris
Investigation and monetary values of fish and freshwater mussel kills
Ent/Fish/Wild Library SH171 .I58 2003
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 30
January 10, 2008
Oology and Ralph's Talking Eggs
Ent/Fish/Wild Library QL675 .H56 2007
When Iowa farmer Ralph Handsaker died in 1969, he left thousands of wild birds' eggs that he had gathered himself or obtained from oologists (egg collectors) around the world. In 2003, the author of this delightful little book went to see this remarkable collection, intact in Ralph's abandoned farmhouse, and he was inspired to tell the stories behind the eggs. First, he gives an account of how Ralph and other oologists gathered, preserved and labeled their finds, using illustrated bird cards and books to aid in identification and price lists to facilitate trading. Henderson then describes 60 of the bird species whose eggs are in Ralph's collection, from the ubiquitous house sparrow to the exotic scarlet ibis, noting especially the factors, such as chemicals, oil spills and loss of habitat, that have caused many species to decline. Henderson, who is an official with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is devoted to the preservation of bird populations, and an important part of his book is a time line of the history of bird conservation in North America. An epilogue provides a satisfying conclusion: Ralph Handsaker's descendants have donated his egg collection to Yale's Peabody Museum. Color and b&w photos. (Oct.)
- Publishers Weekly
