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	1 Page, Jake and Eugene S Morton Lords of the Air Wings Books 1995 0-517-14749-1 / 9780517147498 Hardcover  Hardback with D/J in good condition, minor creasing to D/J. The SmithsonianInstitute Book of Birds. 1995 Wings Books edition. Featuring hundreds of magnificent full-colour photographs throughout. ladylisabooks website. Birds. 0-517-14749-1.  Price: 12.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart
	2 Page, Jake Lords Of The Air: The Smithsonian Book of Birds Smithsonian Books 1989 0-89599-024-5 / 9780895990242 1st Edition Hardcover  Hardback with D/J in good condition. Co author Eugene S Morton.ISBN 0-89599-024-5 0895990245.  Price: 21.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart
	3 Page, Jake Zoo: The Modern Ark Key Porter Books 1990 1-55013-208-3 / 9781550132083 Hardcover  Hardback with D/J in very good condition. Minor scuffing to edges of D/J and two half inch tears to rear. 1990 edition. ladylisabooks. Photographs Franz Maier, preface by Gerald Durrell.From Publishers Weekly - Page ( Lords of the Air ) here examines the modernzoo and its role in saving animals from extinction, breeding and returningthem to the wild. Among the successes are Pere David's deer, the Przewalski horse, Arabian oryx, golden lion tamarin. Page gives a brief history of zoos, noting improvements in habitat, nutrition, education programs. He discusses progress in breeding through embryo transplants and in vitro fertilization; education is focused on conservation. Entertainment has value for the animal as well as the visitor animal acts offer stimulation to the performer. Page profiles 10 great zoos of the world, and lists some 50 "major" zoos. Interspersed with the text, organized by region, are 100 magnificent color photographs of wild animals. A fine book.From School Library Journal - A beautiful volume, almost a coffee-table book by virtue of its size, with many excellent color photographs and a smoothly written text. After tracing the history of the zoo as a public phenomenon, Page discusses the revolution that has come in zoo management. The text is geared to non-scientists to show how research into zoo populations has led to the management of species according to the sophisticated tenents of population genetics. Numerous examples are given of animals for whom the need for captive breeding has become an urgent reality. Page makes it clear how such breeding programs can work with wildlife habitat protecti  Price: 31.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart