Abstract
Studying endangered birds and developing programs to prevent their extinction have become principal endeavors of bird conservationists worldwide. More than perhaps any other group of vertebrate biologists, ornithologists have responded to the contemporary threat of accelerated extinction rates with intensive research and management efforts. This responsiveness may be owing to the fact that many threatened or endangered birds are relatively well known so that their extinctions would represent the loss of organisms whose importance has already been demonstrated in terms of scientific advancement, contributions to ecological systems, commercial and recreational activities, or esthetic considerations. Furthermore, the generally advanced state of our knowledge of birds has facilitated the rapid development of management techniques. Ornithologists are often able to quickly identify the threats to a species and propose a diverse arsenal of proven management approaches that can prevent the species’ extinction. As a result, management of endangered birds has set standards to which conservationists concerned with other taxonomie groups refer.
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Temple, S.A. (1986). The Problem of Avian Extinctions. In: Johnston, R.F. (eds) Current Ornithology. Current Ornithology, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6784-4_11
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