This book is not just the story of the efforts to save the
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker from extinction. It is also a history of the
conservation movement in the United States and the history our
relationship to the elusive Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. Filled with
historic drawings, maps, and remarkable photographs. If you caare about
nature conservation, this book is a must read. The book was published
just before the announcement that an Ivory-Billed had been spotted in
Arkansas, so it does not cover that news, nor the hunt since, but it
helps one understand why that announcement was so electrifying to so
many people.
"A goundbreaking book for readers of any age. In a true story
spanning two hundred years, Hoose delivers a spellbinding mystery and a
haunting look at how a species can suddenly lose ground . . . Above all,
this is a story about attitudes—toward birds, toward knowledge, toward
land and science and wealth, and about the magical commonality of living
things." —Paul R. Ehrlich, President, Center for Conservation Biology,
Stanford University