The Scientific Bases for the Preservation of the Hawaiian Crow

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Publication Year:1992

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Committee on the Scientific Bases for the Preservation of the HawaiianCrow, National Research Council
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The Hawaiian Crow, or 'Alala, once an inhabitant of large forested areas of Hawaii, is now found only in the wild in a relatively small area of the central Kona coast. The decline of the 'Alala is part of a ...
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FRONT MATTER	i-xii	(skim)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	1-9	(skim)
1 INTRODUCTION	10-11	(skim)
2 HISTORY OF THE WILD POPULATION AND CAUSES OF ITS DECLINE	12-44	(skim)
3 GENETIC CONSIDERATIONS	45-49	(skim)
4 CAPTIVE BREEDING OF THE 'ALALA	50-67	(skim)
5 RELEVANT PRECEDENTS IN ENDANGERED SPECIES PRESERVATION	68-78	(skim)
6 OPTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE 'ALALA	79-89	(skim)
7 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS	90-107	(skim)
REFERENCES	108-130	(skim)
APPENDIX A	131-133	(skim)
APPENDIX B	134-135	(skim)
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENTS	136-136	(skim)

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The Hawaiian Crow, or 'Alala, once an inhabitant of large forested areas of Hawaii, is now found only in the wild in a relatively small area of the central Kona coast. The decline of the 'Alala is part of a larger phenomenon of reduction and extinction of forest birds throughout Polynesia that has been associated with human colonization. It is a symptom of underlying ecological problems.
In this book, a committee of experts in ornithology, captive propagation, conservation biology, population genetics, and ecology analyzes existing data about the 'Alala and details its findings, conclusions, and recommendations concerning recovery efforts for this endangered bird.

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