This book details the 189 rarest birds, those categorised as Critically Endangered on a global scale.
The rarest of the rare, some indeed so rare that they haven’t been seen for years and it is uncertain if they may still be out there. Its primary purpose is to describe the situation of these threatened species in a comprehensible and popular way.
The Rare Birds Yearbook should be equally engaging for dedicated ornithologists and birders, and for general readers.
In the book, the focus has been placed on the often dramatic circumstances, which have pushed a large number of species to the brink of extinction. But it also highlights the good examples, cases where active commitment and hard work have improved the bird's prospects.
Sales of the book will create funds to help save Critically Endangered species as the authors and publishers have committed themselves to donating £4.00 (more than 20%) for every book sold to the partner in this project, BirdLife International, to be used for the protection and conservation of these exclusive species.
On April 4, BirdLife International announced that it has received the first of the proceeds from the Rare Birds Yearbook 2008. Editor, Erik Hirschfeld presented the cheque for £4,000 to Mike Rands, BirdLife's CEO to mark the sale of one thousand copies. "It is really satisfying to see what a success the Rare Birds Yearbook has become. This money represents an important contribution to the Preventing Extinctions Programme", said Mike Rands.
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REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
It is the best of books, it is the worst of books. It is a book of hope, it is a book of despair; it is a book of beauty, it is a book of ugliness; it is a book about human folly, it is a book about human wisdom. It is the Rare Birds Yearbook for 2008, published by Birdlife International, and it tells of the planet’s 189 most threatened birds.
The Times, December 1 2007, Simon Barnes
There have been books before about the most threatened birds on the planet but none have been so comprehensive, so up-to-date and so concisely presented. This book does more than any other to bring these birds to our attention – and just by buying a copy you can make a financial contribution towards their conservation.
BirdGuides, November 23 2007, Dave Gosney
Rare Birds Yearbook 2008 is an absolute essential purchase for all of you concerned about the predicament facing the World's 189 most threatened birds.
UK400 Club, January 4 2008, Lee G R Evans