Spix's Macaw

As New used hardcover in As New dust jacket. Previous owner's blind stamp on title page.

Tony Juniper's heart-stopping account of the race to save a rare blue parrot, the last of its species, is a priceless addition to nature literature, and a timely portrait of Earth's endangered wildlife.

Spix's Macaw tells the fascinating story of a unique band of brilliant blue birds - who talk, fall in love and grieve - struggling against extinction.

Combining a thrilling detective story and a rich natural history book, Spix's Macaw tells the dramatic story of the rescue operation, and of the humans whose selfishness and greed brought a beautiful species to the brink of extinction. Tony Juniper, a leading British environmentalist, has written both a love story and an environmental parable for our times.