Abstract
In the past 10 years the conservation of nongame birds has progressed dramatically across the face of North America. Until 1976, most wildlife conservation efforts focused on traditional game species and endangered species. “Nongame” bird species consisted of that broad spectrum of bird life that was neither hunted nor listed as threatened or endangered.
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Henderson, C.L. (1988). Nongame Bird Conservation. In: Johnston, R.F. (eds) Current Ornithology. Current Ornithology, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6787-5_7
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