Nature Wildlife category: 1081 books
by John Muir
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
Descriptions glowing with color, thrilling stories of adventures on mountains, glaciers, and the sea, and sympathetic accounts of the life of the Indians make this account of the wonders of our Northern possessions one of the most interesting of all travel book.
by Gerald Durrell
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
“First-rate entertainment”: The author of the Corfu Trilogy recounts his expedition to Madagascar and search for the elusive, endangered aye-aye (Publishers Weekly).
In 1990, Gerald Durrell; his wife, Lee; and a television crew embarked on a rescue mission to one of the most interesting...
by Christopher N. Page
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
Ferns gives the reader an introduction to the reasons for the variety of ferns in the British Isles, as well as the history of their development within this landscape and their use by man. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com Ferns, horsetails and clubmosses, or to use their technical term...
by V. S. Summerhayes
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
A treasure for all lovers of wild plants – Wild Orchids of Britain provides a detailed account of all our orchid species, varieties and hybrids, and has a useful key to identification. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com Now published in ebook format, with a complete set of new distribution...
by Gerald Durrell
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
Travel to the wilds of Cameroon with the conservationist whose work inspired Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu on public television.
In 1949, Gerald Durrell embarks with fellow zoologist Kenneth Smith on an expedition to collect rare animals in the British Cameroons in West Central...
Promises to Keep
A British Vet in Africa
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Working at the sharp end, Scottish vet Hugh Cran describes his daily and nightly challenges working in Kenya as he encounters rabid dogs, a horse pageant that goes horribly wrong, missing tortoises, entire herds of sick cattle and corrupt policemen: he even witnesses how a witchdoctor successfully...
by Mark J. Hainds, Mark A. Bailey
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Year of the Pig is a personal account of one avid hunter's pursuit of wild pigs in eleven American states. Mark Hainds tied his mission to the Chinese calendar's Year of the Pig in 2007 and journeyed through longleaf forests, cypress swamps, and wiliwili forests in search of his prey. He used a range...
by George J. Gabauer
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2006
BOOK DESCRIPTION Cabin by the Pond takes the reader on a wilderness journey through the seasons. The main mode of travel is the canoe, but the reader will find the occasional footpath or roadway leads to a journey of discovery and enjoyment. Winter is a time of bitter cold amid the frozen beauty of...
The Encyclopedia of Animal Predators
Learn about Each Predator’s Traits and Behaviors; Identify the Tracks and Signs of More Than 50 Predators; Protect Your Livestock, Poultry, and Pets
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Learn to identify threatening species through tracks, scat, and the damage they leave behind. Fascinating profiles of more than 50 predatory mammals, birds, and reptiles teach farmers, ranchers, homesteaders, and backyard-animal raisers how to prevent their livestock, poultry, and pets from becoming...
Flipping Brilliant
A Penguin's Guide to a Happy Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
The more you find out about penguins, the more they seem to have in common with another oddly endearing flightless biped. Namely, us. --Flipping BrilliantThink March of the Penguins meets Life's Little Instruction Book by way of National Geographic.Award-winning nature photographer Jonathan...
by Philip Corbet, Stephen Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
Dragonflies are among the most ancient of living creatures – few insect groups fascinate as much or are more immediately recognisable. In this seminal new work, Philip Corbet and Stephen Brooks examine the behaviour, ecology and distribution of dragonflies in Britain and Ireland, placing emphasis...
by R.D. Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2003
The North Runner is a true and moving story of the building of trust between a man and an exceptional dog that was half wolf, half Alaskan Malamute, and the resulting mutual affection and respect between them.
Australian Snakes In My Backyard
Fascinating Fun Question and Answer Facts About Australia's Venomous and Non-Venomous Snake Species Found In western Brisbane Queensland Australia
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2017
G'day, fellow people of the bush! My name is James Toohill and I am 11 years old. I wrote this book because of my passion and love for Australian snakes. When I was two years old, I was bitten on the hand by a red-bellied black snake in my backyard. LUCKILY I survived. Even though I was bitten, I...