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29 Oct 2012

BOOKS SUPPORTING BIRDLIFE

By Rory Mccann

6 books that are directly supporting BirdLife are available to buy Proceeds from these publications help support BirdLife’s vital conservation work. We are very grateful to all the authors and publishers.

  • Nightjars: A Guide to the Nightjars and Related Nightbirds
  • A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife: The Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean
  • Antarctic Wildlife: A Visitor’s Guide to the Wildlife of the Antarctic Peninsula, Drake Passage and Beagle Channel
  • Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle
  • Madagascar (BirdLife Rare Bird Club)
  • The Jewel Hunter

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