Return of the Peregrine
A North American Saga of Tenacity and Teamwork
For the first time the visionaries who achieved the historic restoration of Peregrine Falcons in North America tell their story in a full-color hardcover book.
Editors: Tom J. Cade and William Burnham
Publisher: The Peregrine Fund
- This comprehensive, balanced account tells the full story of Peregrine restoration for the first time—with personal anecdotes, scientific perspective, and thoughtful analysis.
- Chronicles the 30-year struggle to restore Peregrine Falcons, including the documentation of their decline, major breakthroughs in captive breeding, legal and logistical complications, and the rewards of delisting.
- Written by the biologists, falconers, and other conservationists who shaped and accomplished the recovery.
- Lists more than 3,000 names of field personnel who contributed to Peregrine releases, research, and restoration.
- Full-color, large format (approx. 9''x12'') book.
The Peregrine Falcon restoration is the largest and most comprehensive endeavor to restore wild populations of an endangered species ever accomplished. The magnitude of the program and level of cooperation achieved are unique in nature conservation. Why and how this effort was achieved is documented in this book and serves as an example of what can be accomplished when people are willing to work cooperatively.
Authored by 69 people with long-term involvement, and most of the individuals key to the success, the story is presented chronologically, topically, and geographically. Tom Cade begins with a prologue on the life history traits of the Peregrine Falcon in relation to recovery as only someone with over fifty years of experience can write. In the following 21 chapters and 57 sidebars the story unfolds in each author’s own words.
Although the focus is in North America, including Greenland, the story extends to Europe with two renowned British scientists contributing chapters. Derek Ratcliffe tells his story of discovering DDT as the cause for Peregrine Falcon decline, followed later in the book by Ian Newton documenting the contribution of the restoration program to the understanding of the Peregrine and summarizing what is known about the species.
The book is intended for a non-scientific audience but does contain previously unpublished information, tables, and graphs plus an extensive literature cited section and a bibliography for Eastern and Midwestern Peregrine restoration publications from 1971-2000.
This handsome 394-page, large format book features more than 450 photographs, many with historical significance. Several master artists have contributed their paintings of Peregrines for reproduction here, including a dust jacket painting by famed North American wildlife artist Robert Bateman.
| Chapter Authors |
Robert (Skip) Ambrose
Harry Armbruster
Ursula Banasch
Robert Berry
Frank Bond
William Burnham
Tom J. Cade
Gerald R. Craig
James H. Enderson
Richard Fyfe
Geoffrey L. Holroyd
J. Peter Jenny
Ed Levine
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Tom Maechtle
William G. Mattox
Ian Newton
Paul R. Nickerson
Robert Oakleaf
Derek Ratcliffe
Patrick T. Redig
Robert J. Ritchie
William S. Seegar
Harrison B. Tordoff
Brian James Walton
Mike Yates
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| Contributing Authors |
Joseph Alston
D. Lee Aulman
John Barber
Daniel D. Berger
Kurt K. Burnham
Patricia Burnham
Renetta Cade
John A. Campbell
S. Kent Carnie
Jamie Rappaport Clark
Roland C. Clement
Phyllis R. Dague
Roy E. Disney
Tery Drager
Ritt Enderson
Tom French
Willard Heck
William Heinrich
Grainger Hunt
Jack Kaskey
Dan Konkel
Brian Latta
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Janet Linthicum
Mark S. Martell
Pete McLain
Heinz Meng
Brian D. Mutch
Christopher A. Nadareski
J. Lindsay Oaks, Jr.
David Peakall
Brian Ratcliff
Ruth Rudner
Gary G. Ruhser
Jean C. Ruhser
Cal Sandfort
Machel Sandfort
Greg Septon
Tom Smylie
Stanley A. Temple
Cheryl C. Walton
F. Prescott Ward
James D. Weaver
Clayton M. White
Charles F. Wurster
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