![]() Four of these species occur as five endemic subspecies, fasciicauda (red kite), bannermani (common buzzard), neglectus and alexandri (common kestrel) and madens (peregrine), all of which Hazevoet ( Reference Hazevoet1995) elevated to species under the phylogenetic species concept but which we here retain as subspecies. Raptors in Cape Verde comprise seven species: black kite, red kite, Egyptian vulture and common buzzard Buteo buteo (Accipitridae), osprey Pandion haliaetus (Pandionidae), and common kestrel Falco tinnunculus and peregrine Falco peregrinus (Falconidae). The deteriorating status of these species seems primarily to be linked to incidental mortality from feeding on carcasses deliberately poisoned to control mammals regarded as pests, although direct persecution, disturbance to breeding birds and diminution of food supplies are also believed to play a part (see, for example, accounts of scavengers in Tucker & Heath, Reference Tucker and Heath1994). The black kite Milvus migrans, although generally widespread and common, is also showing signs of decline (Sergio et al., Reference Sergio, Pedrini and Marchesi2003). Across southern Europe the red kite Milvus milvus is declining in all countries where it occurs (BirdLife International, 2009). The Egyptian Neophron percnopterus and red-headed vulture Sarcogyps calvus were categorized as Endangered and Critically Endangered, respectively, on the IUCN Red List in 2007, following assembly of the evidence (Cuthbert et al., Reference Cuthbert, Green, Ranade, Saravanan, Pain, Prakash and Cunningham2006). Greece lost 84% of its bearded vultures Gypaetus barbatus within 10 years (Xirouchakis & Tsiakiris, Reference Xirouchakis and Tsiakiris2009). West Africa has lost 98% of its large vultures outside protected areas within 30 years (Thiollay, Reference Thiollay2006). There have been steep declines in South-East Asia’s vulture populations (Pain et al., Reference Pain, Bowden, Cunningham, Cuthbert, Das and Gilbert2008 J. However, this extraordinary circumstance has overshadowed events elsewhere, although in some respects these are more worrying because they are less obviously remediable. Most dramatic has been the loss of > 90% of Gyps vultures in the Indian subcontinent as a result of accidental diclofenac poisoning (Pain et al., Reference Pain, Bowden, Cunningham, Cuthbert, Das and Gilbert2008). Katherine Applegate, author of the Newbery Medal winner The One and Only Ivan, raves: "Michael Perry pulls out all the stops in this colorful tale.The decline of populations of scavenging raptors, notably vultures and kites, is emerging as a serious phenomenon. The Scavengers is a wholly original tween novel that combines an action-packed adventure, a heartfelt family story, and a triumphant journey of self-discovery in a world where one person's junk is another person's key to survival. Katherine Applegate, author of the Newbery Medal winner The One and Only Ivan, raves: "Michael Perry pulls out all the stops in this colorful tale." But when Ford comes home one day to discover her home ransacked and her family missing, she must find the strength to rescue her loved ones with the help of some unlikely friends. ![]() Her family has been able to survive this brave new world by working together. Deciding it's time to grow up and grow tough, Maggie rechristens herself "Ford Falcon"-a name inspired by the beat-up car she finds at a nearby junkyard.įord's family goes to this junkyard to scavenge for things they can use or barter with the other people who live OutBubble. Maggie's family chose to live in the world that was left behind. ![]() When the world started to fall apart, the government gave everyone two choices: move into the Bubble Cities…or take their chances outside. Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember meets Louis Sachar's Holes in this imaginative and humorous middle grade debut from Michael Perry, New York Times bestselling author of the adult novels Population: 485 and Truck: A Love Story.
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