Bird versus Bulldozer: A Quarter-Century Conservation Battle in a Biodiversity Hotspot

An examination of the struggle to conserve biodiversity in urban regions, told through the story of the threatened coastal California gnatcatcher
The story of the rare coastal California gnatcatcher is a parable for understanding the larger ongoing struggle to conserve biodiversity in regions confronted with intensifying urban development. Because this gnatcatcher depends on vanishing coastal sage scrub in Southern California, it has been regarded as a flagship species for biodiversity pro...