Conservation of the environment

Environmental activism has most often been credited to grassroots protesters, but much early progress in environmental protection originated in the halls of Congress.

Winner: Western Heritage Book AwardSpur Award FinalistStubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book AwardAmericas Great Plains once possessed one of the grandest wildlife spectacles of the world, equaled only by such places as the Serengeti, the Masai Mara, or the veld of South Africa.

It used to be: If you see a coyote, shoot it.

Presto!

Winner: John Burroughs MedalLong ago we invited bears into our stories, our dreams, our nightmares, our lives.

On September 4, 1915, hundreds of people gathered in Estes Park, Colorado, to celebrate the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Environmental Crime in the United States provides an introduction to the laws that govern environmental crime, how these laws are implemented and enforced, and the impact they have had since their passing in the twentieth century and their continued applications.

Located where the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea converge, the Florida Keys are distinctive for their rich and varied marine fauna.

A riveting portrait of a rural Pennsylvania town at the center of the fracking controversyShale gas extraction-commonly known as fracking-is often portrayed as an energy revolution that will transform the American economy and geopolitics.

An insider's view on bringing extinct species back to lifeCould extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life?

A riveting portrait of a rural Pennsylvania town at the center of the fracking controversyShale gas extraction-commonly known as fracking-is often portrayed as an energy revolution that will transform the American economy and geopolitics.

Parrots of the Wildis an exhaustive compendium of information about parrots, from their evolutionary history to their behavior to present-day conservation issues.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;JOHN MUIR'S CALIFORNIA COLLECTION: My First Summer in the Sierra, Picturesque California, The Mountains of California, The Yosemite & Our National Parks (Illustrated)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

The river red gum has the most widespread natural distribution of Eucalyptus in Australia, forming extensive forests and woodlands in south-eastern Australia and providing the structural and functional elements of important floodplain and wetland ecosystems.

Frogs are remarkably variable creatures.

This book tells the fascinating success story of saving the flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island.

Scientific knowledge alone will not help countries achieve sustainable management of land, water and biota.

Queensland is home to 70% of Australia's native mammals (226 species), over 70% of native birds (630 species), just over half of the nation's native reptiles (485) and native frogs (127), and more than 11 000 native plant species.

The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 is the third in a series of action plans that have been produced at the start of each decade.

Southern Australia is one of the three most fire-prone areas on Earth.

The Australian continent provides a unique perspective on the evolution and ecology of carnivorous animals.

Across Australia, woodlands are increasingly being planted on formerly cleared or semi-cleared land.

Networks of land managed for conservation across different tenures have rapidly increased in number (and popularity) in Australia over the past two decades.

The rapidly increasing number of threatened flora and fauna species worldwide is one of the chief problems confronting environmental professionals today.

Conserving and enhancing native biodiversity on farms brings many benefits as well as providing many challenges.

This comprehensive guide to wetland weeds covers both native and introduced species, ranging from minor or localised environmental problems to those that should not be tolerated in any situation.

Many present-day Australians see the dingo as a threat and a pest to human production systems.

This book brings together extensive scientific learning on what makes a good farm for biodiversity.

This book summarises the main discoveries, management insights and policy initiatives in the science, management and policy arenas associated with temperate woodlands in Australia.

The Australasian region is home to the greatest diversity of cephalopods — squid, cuttlefish, octopuses — in the world.

Forest management must be sustainable not only in ecological, economic and social, but also genetic terms.

Many present-day Australians see the dingo as a threat and a pest to human production systems.

Wetland Habitats is a practical and easy to use manual for wetland restoration and conservation of diverse animal species.

This new textbook fills an important niche by offering a lively overview of the principles of ecology for a broad range of university-level science and biology courses.

The types of damage caused by wildlife are many and varied, and can be costly and far-reaching.

Australia’s experience in community-based environmental repair is unique in the world, with no shortage of analysis by bureaucrats, academics and environmentalists.

Cockatoos are large, intelligent and attractive birds.

With almost half a million people and more than six times as many sheep, Tasmania has a rich history of wool production.

The types of damage caused by wildlife are many and varied, and can be costly and far-reaching.

This is the first complete guide to the collection, processing and storage of wild collected seed.

Practical Conservation Biology covers the complete array of topics that are central to conservation biology and natural resource management, thus providing the essential framework for under-graduate and post-graduate courses in these subject areas.

Winner in the Scholarly Reference section of the 2004 Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing.

The conservation of Earth's forest ecosystems is one of the great environmental challenges facing humanity in the 21st century.

More than 300 species of Australian native animals — mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians — use tree hollows, but there has never been a complete inventory of them.

In eastern Australia, grassy eucalypt woodlands have been under severe pressure from agricultural development, with problems of land degradation and species decline being most severe in the cropping lands of south-eastern Australia.

Owls in Australia are difficult to find and study, so comparatively little is known about their biology.

Many landowners are interested in the native animals that live on their farms or once occurred there.

Staghorn corals (genus Acropora) are the most obvious and important corals on coral reefs throughout the world, providing much of the beauty and variety seen on the reefs.

Shorebirds of Australia brings together the latest information about the evolution, ecology and behaviour of shorebirds and how they are distributed in Australia.

Rainforest Restoration Manual for South-Eastern Australia is the definitive guide to the recovery and restoration of Subtropical, Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate, Gallery, Dry, Dry Gully and Littoral Rainforests from south-eastern Queensland toTasmania.