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100 1  Slaght, Jonathan C.,|eauthor. 
245 10 Owls of the eastern ice :|ba quest to find and save the 
       world's largest owl /|cJonathan C. Slaght. 
250    Center Point Large Print edition. 
264  1 Thorndike, Maine :|bCenter Point Large Print,|c2021. 
264  4 |c©2020 
300    437 pages (large print) :|billustrations, maps ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
340    |nlarge print|2rdafs 
340    |n16 point 
500    Unabridged. 
500    Regular print version previously published by: Farrar, 
       Straus and Giroux. 
505 0  A village named Hell -- The first search -- Winter life in
       Agzu -- The quiet violence of this place -- Down the river
       -- Chepelev -- Here comes the water -- Riding the last ice
       to the coast -- Village of Samarga -- The Vladimir 
       Goluzenko -- The sound of something ancient -- A fish owl 
       nest -- Where the mile markers end -- The banality of road
       travel -- Flood -- Preparing to trap -- A near miss -- The
       hermit -- Stranded on the Tunsha River -- An owl in hand -
       - Radio silence -- The owl and the pigeon -- Leap of faith
       -- The currency of fish -- Enter Katkov -- Capture on the 
       Serebryanka -- Awful devils such as us -- Katkov in exile 
       -- The monotony of failure -- Following the fish -- 
       California of the east -- Terney County without filter -- 
       Blakiston's fish owl conservation. 
520    When he was just a fledgling birdwatcher, Jonathan C. 
       Slaght had a chance encounter with one of the most 
       mysterious birds on Earth. Bigger than any owl he knew, it
       looked like a small bear with decorative feathers. He 
       snapped a quick photo and shared it with experts. Soon he 
       was on a five-year journey, searching for this enormous, 
       enigmatic creature in the lush, remote forests of eastern 
       Russia. That first sighting set his calling as a 
       scientist. Despite a wingspan of six feet and a height of 
       over two feet, the Blakiston's fish owl is highly elusive.
       They are easiest to find in winter, when their tracks mark
       the snowy banks of the rivers where they feed. They are 
       also endangered. And so, as Slaght and his devoted team 
       set out to locate the owls, they aim to craft a 
       conservation plan that helps ensure the species' survival.
       This quest sends them on all-night monitoring missions in 
       freezing tents, mad dashes across thawing rivers, and free
       -climbs up rotting trees to check nests for precious eggs.
       They use cutting-edge tracking technology and improvise 
       ingenious traps. And all along, they must keep watch 
       against a run-in with a bear or an Amur tiger. At the 
       heart of Slaght's story are the fish owls themselves: 
       cunning hunters, devoted parents, singers of eerie duets, 
       and survivors in a harsh and shrinking habitat. 
600 10 Slaght, Jonathan C.|xTravel|zRussia (Federation)|zRussian 
       Far East. 
650  0 Blakiston's fish-owl|zRussia (Federation)|zRussian Far 
       East. 
650  0 Blakiston's fish-owl|xConservation|zRussia (Federation)
       |zRussian Far East. 
650  7 NATURE / Animals / Birds.|2bisacsh 
650  7 NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.|2bisacsh
650  7 NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection / 
       General.|2bisacsh 
650  7 TRAVEL / Russia.|2bisacsh 
650  7 NATURE / Bird watching guides.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Blakiston's fish-owl.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00834110 
650  7 Large type books.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00992678 
650  7 Travel.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01155558 
651  0 Russian Far East (Russia)|xDescription and travel. 
651  7 Russia (Federation)|zRussian Far East.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01244563 
655  0 Large type books. 
655  7 Travel writing.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919983 
655  7 Travel writing.|2lcgft 
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