Raptors of New Mexico by Cartron, Jean-Luc E.
Raptors of New Mexico by Cartron, Jean-Luc E.

Raptors of New Mexico

No book has ever before specifically focused on the birds of prey of New Mexico. Both Florence...
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Author: Jean-Luc E. Cartron
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Raptors of New Mexico by Cartron, Jean-Luc E.

Raptors of New Mexico

$56.50
Raptors of New Mexico by Cartron, Jean-Luc E.

Raptors of New Mexico

$56.50
Author: Jean-Luc E. Cartron
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

No 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.

The 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.

For example, Joe Truett recounts the following in the chapter on the Swainson's Hawk:
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.


Originally 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.

Raptors of New Mexico 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.

Author: Jean-Luc E. Cartron
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 08/16/2010
Pages: 728
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 5.88lbs
Size: 10.19h x 7.95w x 2.15d
ISBN: 9780826341457


Award: New Mexico Book Awards - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2010

About the Author
Cartron, Jean-Luc E.: - 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 Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Conservation in Northern Mexico.

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