The sighting of snow leopard tracks in the depths of a Ladkhi winter set off a ten-year journey through a land of mountains, Buddhism, wild creatures and adventurers.
Reaching for the Canopy is the remarkable story of a bold, groundbreaking initiative undertaken by Kylie Bullo and her and her colleagues at Perth Zoo - an initiative that many experts believed was doomed to failure - to return a zoo-born orangutan to the wild.
Prize-winning poet and artist Catherine Hyde celebrates the magic of the night from dusk till dawn as she follows the owl's journey in a gorgeous gift book of full colour paintings.
A Kansas Notable BookKansas is a bird-watchers paradise, with its key location at the hub of the hemispheres migration corridors and exceptional habitat diversity; 470 avian species have been documented within its borders.
Identify migratory birds with this book, containing detailed text on flight and contact calls, annotated sonograms and QR codes to the calls themselves.
In Anima, Kapka Kassabova introduces us to the "e;pastiri"e; people-the shepherds struggling to hold on to an ancient way of life in which humans and animals exist in profound interdependence.
Ozongombe mOmbazu ya Kaoko/Cattle Culture of the Kaoko Ovaherero honours indigenous Sanga/Nguni cattle and their cultural and agricultural significance to the Ovaherero and increasingly to other cattle-breeders.
An encounter with a spider will never be the same again This warm-hearted book offers fascinating science and captivating storytelling to persuade readers to fall in love withor at least toleratethese eight-legged wonders.
Climatologist Gavin Cooke takes a comprehensive and detailed look at global warming and the 'Big Freeze' of 2010 to explain how Britain will freeze before it fries.
Dieses eBook: "Mümmelmann und andere beliebte Tiergeschichten aus Wald und Heide" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
Vom ersten Moment an wusste Sandra Jung, dass sie auf Burg Greifenstein glücklich sein würde: umgeben vom thüringischen Wald und mit Blick aufs Tal lebt sie ihren Traum von der eigenen Falknerei.
Approachable, easy-to-use field guide to the plants and animals of Central OregonFeatures more than 350 plants and animalsIncludes a dozen scavenger hunts across Central OregonDetailed descriptions of where to look for every species on trails and in local parksNature of Bend is a field guide like no other.
«Els animals se n'han anat, però ell els conserva la memòria, atura la decadència dels ossos i de la closca, perquè els que vinguin després puguin aturar-s'hi al costat i veure-hi la imatge del propi temps.
An essential guide to identifying all dangerous snakes in the region, as well as several commonly encountered harmless snakes, Snakes and Snakebite in Southern Africa also describes the symptoms resulting from bites and gives practical advice on first aid measures.
When Scottish Ladies Show-Jumping Champion Maggie Nimmo married British Commonwealth Wrestling Champion Andy Robin, she knew that her family would be unusual, for with Andy came a nine-month old grizzly bear .
WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITINGFINALIST IN THE GARDEN MEDIA GUILD AWARDSFive years after writing her first nature memoir, The Bumblebee Flies Anyway, Kate Bradbury has a new garden.
With its mixed terrain of desert, savanna, salt pan and river delta, Botswana is home to a wide variety of wildlife, making it a prime destination for nature and wildlife enthusiasts.
Discover the trailblazing work of artist naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian in this beautifully illustrated volume on the life cycle of butterflies and moths.
The acclaimed director shares a gorgeously photographed and "e;wonderfully thorough immersion in the world of bees and beekeeping"e; (Rowan Jacobsen, author of Fruitless Fall).
Dieses eBook: "Ameisen (Wissenschaftliches Werk)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
Forest is a celebration of the diverse ways in which trees and forests are as magnificent, economically relevant and profoundly enchanting today as they ever have been.
The acclaimed author's memoir of life with an African grey parrot offers "e;a thoughtful and generous celebration of minds and bodies different from our own"e; (Times Literary Supplement, UK).
LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON CONSERVATIONInvestigating the ethical and practical challenges of one of the greatest threats to biodiversity: invasive species.
From the Blue Hole at Lawson Reef and the wreck of the Umbria in the Red Sea, to Michaelmas on the Great Barrier Reef, the Dive Atlas of the World offers a global tour of top dive sites, described and photographed by experts.
The acclaimed director shares a gorgeously photographed and "e;wonderfully thorough immersion in the world of bees and beekeeping"e; (Rowan Jacobsen, author of Fruitless Fall).
