Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Discovery of Lord Howe Island and its nature; Chapter 2: Origins of Lord Howe Island and its wildlife; Chapter 3: Rails, the Woodhen and its origins; Chapter 4: Evolution and extinction of flightless rails; Chapter 5: Early knowledge of the Woodhen, its demise and causes; Chapter 6: Assessing the post 1930s Woodhen population; Chapter 7: Planning and implementation of Woodhen management; Chapter 8: The revived Woodhen population; Chapter 9: Woodhen ecology and behaviour; Chapter 10: Woodhen breeding biology.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Tells the fascinating success story of the saving of the globally significant, iconic, flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Flightless birds -- Conservation -- Australia -- Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.)
Gallirallus -- Conservation -- Australia -- Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.)
Rails (Birds) -- Conservation -- Australia -- Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.)