Golden Wings and Hairy Toes: Encounters with New England's Most Imperiled Wildlife

This book profiles fourteen of New England's most rare and endangered flora and fauna-mammals, birds, insects, plants, and fish-by following the biologists who are researching, monitoring, and protecting them. Each chapter includes a first-person account of the author's experience with these experts, as well as details about the species' life history, threats, and conservation strategies. Each rare species has an important story to tell about the causes of its population decline, the obstacles each face in rebuilding a sustainable population, and the people who go to extraordinary lengths to give these species a chance to thrive.