Mark Cocker

The sad history of the Hawaiian crow

Sophie Osborn describes how this sociable, inquisitive, loud-cackling bird became extinct in the wild – and her own efforts to save the California Condor from the same fate

The Hawaiian crow. [Alamy]

  • Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds

    Sophie A.H. Osborn

    Chelsea Green, pp. 384, £25

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