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Peat, Neville,

Kiwi : the people's bird / Neville Peat. - Dunedin, N.Z. : Otago University Press, 2006. - 176 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-171) and index.

Iconic and eccentric -- Kiwi nature -- Family album -- The plight of the kiwi -- The people's bird -- Operation Nest Egg -- Early bird -- Kiwi icon -- The captive scene -- Kiwi comeback.

Neville Peat describes the kiwi from every point of view, from wild bird to national emblem. Saving the kiwi is the largest conservation effort yet seen in New Zealand in support of a single species, involving thousands of volunteers, scores of sponsors and millions of dollars. Neville Peat answers the questions: what is this biological oddity called the kiwi? Exactly how many species of kiwi are there? Where do they live? What do they eat? How are people helping them to survive? Why does this bird have such a major place in the Kiwi nation's life?

ISBN: 9781877372360

LCCN: 2007405386

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Kiwis.
Rare birds--Conservation--New Zealand.
Endangered species--New Zealand.

LC Class. No.: QL696.A63 / P44 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 598.54