Wildlife category: 1081 books
Through Animals' Eyes, Again
Stories of Wildlife Rescue
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2006
From the author of Through Animals Eyes come more true stories from the rare perspective of someone who not only cares for the animals she treats, but also has never wanted nor tried to tame or change them. Lynn Cuny founded Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (WRR) in 1977 in her backyard in San Antonio....
Hearts in the Wild
Inspiring Stories of Animal Rescues
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Every year, thousands of wild animals are injured or orphaned in Canada, while the habitat and very existence of others is threatened by human activity. Roxanne Willems Snopek tells the inspiring stories of some of these amazing creatures and the dedicated and compassionate people who care for them....
ReWild
The Art of Returning to Nature
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017
As our busy, technology-driven lives become more sedentary and less connected to wildlife, it is important to remember the natural, human connection we have to the wilderness.
Nick Baker, naturalist and wildlife presenter, takes the reader back to our natural instincts. Journeying through...
by Bloomsbury
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
This mini guide covers almost 180 species that live in the area between land and sea called the intertidal or littoral, zone. It includes all the most common molluscs, crustaceans, seaweeds, fishes, spiny creatures such as starfishes and sea urchins, mammals and many other species found here, and...
The Eye of the Elephant
An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 1993
The authors of Secrets of the Sahara battle the elephant poachers of Zambia in this “exciting . . . part adventure story, part wildlife tale” (The Boston Globe).
Intelligent, majestic, and loyal, with lifespans matching our own, elephants are among the greatest of the wonders gracing the...
by Roy Aronson
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
When do you watch a wild animal suffer and let nature take its course, and when do you intervene? In his more than twenty-five years as an African vet, Roy Aronson has tended to a two-ton rhino that lost its horn after colliding with a concrete wall, facilitated the miraculous recovery of a squirrel...
by Philip Briggs, Chris McIntyre
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2013
Tanzania is one of Africa's greatest safari destinations, home to the legendary Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Mount Kilimanjaro as well as the 'spice island' of Zanzibar and lesser known gems such as the vast Selous Game Reserve and habituated chimpanzees of Gombe Stream. This fully...
African Wild Dogs
On the Front Line
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
450 is optimistically the number of free-ranging African wild dogs left in South Africa. The immediate future of this dynamic, endangered, large carnivore is in the hands of a thinly spread, intensely committed network of conservationists, donors, state reserves and progressive landowners. When an...
Wild Maine
Discoveries of a Wildlife Photographer
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2004
Wild Maine is not only a book of outstanding images of wild mammals and birds from around the state, but it is also a collection of anecdotes and amusing stories about photographer Bill Silliker's interactions with wildlife. Includes interesting facts and observations about the behavior of the species that Silliker photographed.
Snakemaster
Wildlife Adventures with the World's Most Dangerous Reptiles
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Animal Planet’s favorite herpetologist reveals his most terrifying encounters with dangerous animals and reptiles—documented with his very own photos!
Hit shows on Animal Planet, the Discovery Channel, and the National Geographic Channel established Austin Stevens as the original “Snakemaster.”...
Grizzlies On My Mind
Essays of Adventure, Love, and Heartache from Yellowstone Country
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
What is it about Yellowstone National Park that draws millions of visitors from all over the world? If you've visited Yellowstone, you should already know the answer. If you've never visited—or you have, but still don't know the answer—Michael Leach explains it to you in his book of essays, "Grizzlies...
Exploring the Thames Wilderness
A Guide to the Natural Thames
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
The River Thames is an often undiscovered haven of stunning scenery, wonderful wildlife and brilliant natural beauty. As well as the famous stretches passing through our biggest cities and towns, there is a hidden side to the river - wild and natural, but surprisingly accessible. This guidebook, compiled...
The River
A love story
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2010
When TV presenter Philippa Forrester first met Charlie, a wildlife cameraman, she thought he was a show-off - and he thought she was arrogant. The second time, despite being hungry, thirsty and trapped in torrential rain aboard the world's most uncomfortable boat, they fell in love.
This is...
by Bloomsbury
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on more than 190 species of animal and plant that inhabit still-water bodies such as ponds, pools and small lakes in northern Europe. A vast number of species occurs in these habitats, so the book is selective, but it pictures...