White-tailed ptarmigan entry into the respiratory tract. The most obvious adaptation is this bird's cryptic coloration, which enables it to blend in with its environment and avoid predation by golden eagles or other birds of prey. To conserve energy during the winter months, the ptarmigan avoids flight as much as possible and roosts in snowbanks. The white-tailed ptarmigan is listed as being of "Least Concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This is because, although populations may be in slight decline, its range is too wide and the total number of birds too large to fit the criteria for being
Return to White Plume Mountain Return to White Plume Mountain Return to White Plume Mountain is an adventure module for the "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" roleplaying game released in 1999 by Wizards of the Coast under its then recently acquired "TSR" imprint. It is set in the "World of Greyhawk" campaign setting and is a sequel to Lawrence Schick's 1979 module "White Plume Mountain". The 64-page book was written by Bruce R. Cordell and updates the legend of the eponymous mountain and its previous inhabitant, the sorcerer Keraptis. In the Greyhawk timeline, the events in the module are assumed to occur 20 years after the