First published in 1987, this volume presents the scientific
results of an expedition, promoted by the British Ornithologists'
Union, to study the endangered birds of the Mascarene Islands in
the Indian Ocean. This group of islands is of unique importance to
bird conservation and is perhaps best known as the last home of the
famous dodo. Thirty endemic species of birds are already extinct
and the populations of several others are now so small as to be of
doubtful validity. The data presented here will enable the
appropriate government departments and conservation bodies to
proceed on the basis of a sound knowledge of the needs of the
threatened birds, and it is hoped that the survival of at least a
proportion of the unique wildlife of this island group can be
ensured. Studies of Mascarene Island Birds will also provide the
keen amateur ornithologist with a serious interest in conservation
with a direct appreciation of field work aimed at protecting rate
species in their natural habitat.
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