Wildlife category: 1081 books
by Andre Wessels
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
Wildlife The South African Way takes the reader on a journey through the wildlife found in South Africa, including the big five. The book highlights unique characteristics of each individual animal. Weve got them from the king of jungle with its fierce mane to the tallest of them all. The fastest...
Wildlife of East Africa
a Photographic Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013
This photographic guide to the wildlife of East Africa is an accessible introduction to the region’s more conspicuous and interesting mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs, insects, flowers and trees. A colour photograph accompanies each account, which describes the species’ appearance, size, and habits,...
Soul of a Lion
One Woman's Quest to Rescue Africa's Wildlife Refugees
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
For animal lovers, nature enthusiasts, and the vast readership for gripping true-life stories, this African saga is a must-read adventure. It chronicles the unique Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Namibia, where Marieta van der Merwe and her family, former wealthy cattle farmers, have sold land to buy...
When Mountain Lions Are Neighbors
People and Wildlife Working It Out in California
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Wildness beats in the heart of California's urban areas. In Los Angeles, residents are rallying to build one of the largest wildlife crossings in the world because of the plight of one lonely mountain lion named P-22. Porpoises cavort in San Francisco Bay again because of a grassroots effort to clean...
RSPB Nature Watch
How to discover, explore and enjoy wildlife
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2016
Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned wildlife watcher, this
book will help you to broaden your enjoyment of your hobby and explore wildlife in a range of different habitats and environments.
You'll learn a host of
techniques including observing without disturbing, different ways of...
RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2018
This friendly handbook is full of practical advice on attracting wildlife to your garden, and encouraging creatures to stick around, as well as expert tips on green gardening, seasonal planting and garden predators.
Colour photographs illustrate hundreds of mammals, birds, insects, invertebrates,...
From Canoe to Computer
Memoirs of a Career in Wildlife Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
The life ways of Native and other northern Canadian inhabitants and the animals they live with, respect, and use are featured in this book. The author describes the aboriginals (First Nations people) and other northern peoples historical and current involvement in the use, studies, and management...
My Backyard Jungle
The Adventures of an Urban Wildlife Lover Who Turned His Yard into Habitat and Learned to Live with It
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
For James Barilla and his family, the dream of transforming their Columbia, South Carolina, backyard into a haven for wildlife evoked images of kids catching grasshoppers by day and fireflies at night, of digging up potatoes and picking strawberries. When they signed up with the National Wildlife Federation...
by David Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
'In my line of work, knowing when to obey fear and when to ignore it is often the difference between life and death.'
David Ireland has handfed bull sharks, filmed inside the jaws of a saltwater crocodile, looked into the black eyes of a great white shark and felt the breath of a lion devouring a...
by Villager Jim
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
Birds, bees, and a whole host of other flora and fauna that share Villager Jim’s garden in the tiny Peak District village of Foolow, are featured in this stunning book of photographs. Bobbin Robin is just one of the regular visitors to the garden; she and her friends have a huge social media audience,...
by Stanley P. Young
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
In this volume Stanley P. Young completes his series of monographs on the major predatory mammals of North America. As in his earlier works, The Wolves of North America; The Puma, Mysterious American Cat; and The Clever Coyote, Mr. Young writes with the authority of a field biologist who has studied...
State of the Wild 2008-2009
A Global Portrait of Wildlife, Wildlands, and Oceans
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
State of the Wild is a biennial series that brings together international conservation experts and writers to discuss emerging issues in the conservation of wildlife and wild places.
Each volume in the series combines evocative writings with a fascinating tour of conservation news highlights...
Asia's Wildlife
A Journey to the Forests of Hope (Proceeds Support Birdlife International)
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
"Close-up views of endangered fauna in their natural habitats are difficult enough to obtain, but the breathtaking artistic quality of the photography in this valuable documentation of Asia's disappearing forest habitats makes this book highly recommended for both scientists and nature lovers...
by Terry C. Maxwell
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
The Concho Valley, named from the abundant mussel shells found in its principal river by seventeenth-century Spanish explorers, occupies a transitional position between the Chihuahuan Desert to the west and the Balcones Canyonlands to the east. As veteran field biologist and educator Terry C. Maxwell...