Bibliograph

Owls of the eastern ice, a quest to find and save the world's largest owl, Jonathan C. Slaght

Type

Label

Owls of the eastern ice, a quest to find and save the world's largest owl, Jonathan C. Slaght

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Owls of the eastern ice

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1120013416

Responsibility statement

Jonathan C. Slaght

Sub title

a quest to find and save the world's largest owl

Summary

"A young field scientist and conservationist tracks the elusive Blakiston's Fish Owl in the forbidding reaches of eastern Russia"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A village named Hell -- The first search -- Winter life in Agzu -- The quiet violence of this place -- Down the river -- Chepelev -- Here comes the water -- Riding the last ice to the coast -- Village of Samarga -- The Vladimir Goluzenko -- The sound of something ancient -- A fish owl nest -- Where the mile markers end -- The banality of road travel -- Flood -- Preparing to trap -- A near miss -- The hermit -- Stranded on the Tunsha River -- An owl in hand -- Radio silence -- The owl and the pigeon -- Leap of faith -- The currency of fish -- Enter Katkov -- Capture on the Serebryanka -- Awful devils such as us -- Katkov in exile -- The monotony of failure -- Following the fish -- California of the east -- Terney County without filter -- Blakiston's fish owl conservation

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