{"product_id":"raptors-of-new-mexico-9780826341457","title":"Raptors of New Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo book has ever before specifically focused on the birds of prey of New Mexico. Both Florence Bailey (1928) and J. Stokley Ligon (1961) published volumes on the birds of New Mexico, but their coverage of raptors was somewhat limited. In the ensuing years a great deal of new information has been collected on these mighty hunters' distribution, ecology, and conservation, including in New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with a history of the word \"raptor.\" The order of Raptatores, or Raptores, was first used to classify birds of prey in the early nineteenth century, derived from the Latin word raptor, one who seizes by force. The text then includes the writings of thirty-seven contributing authors who relate their observations on these regal species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor example, Joe Truett recounts the following in the chapter on the Swainson's Hawk: \u003cbr\u003e\"From spring to fall each year at the Jornada Caves in the Jornada del Muerto, Swainson's hawks assemble daily to catch bats. The bats exit the caves--actually lava tubes--near sundown. The hawks swoop in, snatch bats from the air, and eat them on the wing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally from France, Jean-Luc Cartron has lived and worked on several continents, finding his passion in the wide-open spaces of New Mexico. He became fascinated by the birds of prey and has studied their ecology and conservation for nearly twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaptors of New Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e will provide readers with a comprehensive treatment of all hawks, eagles, kites, vultures, falcons, and owls breeding or wintering in New Mexico, or simply migrating through the state. This landmark study is also beautifully illustrated with more than six hundred photographs, including the work of more than one hundred photographers, and more than twenty species distribution maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Luc E. Cartron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of New Mexico Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.19h x 7.95w x 2.15d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826341457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e New Mexico Book Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCartron, Jean-Luc E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jean-Luc E. Cartron (M.D., 1991, University of Paris Val de Marne, France; and Ph.D., 1995, Biology, University of New Mexico) is a research assistant professor at UNM and the director of the Drylands Institute New Mexico office. He has written numerous articles on raptor ecology and is the editor of \u003ci\u003eBiodiversity, Ecosystems, and Conservation\u003c\/i\u003e in Northern Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40840844542067,"sku":"9.78083E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f871d591-3b84-474a-8fe9-3c63198fc464.jpg?v=1685537459","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/raptors-of-new-mexico-9780826341457","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}