TITLE:
The last of its kind : the search for the great auk and the discovery of extinction / Gisli Palsson.
Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
Physical Description:
xxvi, 291 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill.
Geographic Term:
Summary:
How an iconic bird's final days exposed the reality of human-caused extinction. The great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on the remote islands of the North Atlantic, the last of its kind were killed in Iceland in 1844. GÔisli PÔalsson draws on firsthand accounts from the Icelanders who hunted the last great auks to bring to life a bygone age of Victorian scientific exploration while offering vital insights into the extinction of species.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780691230986
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Plate 8. "Sea-woggin at Newfoundland""
