Wildlife: general interest

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

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 50 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwanaland.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 50 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwanaland.

Australia's venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world's most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination and, regrettably, fear.

Australia’s venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world’s most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination and, regrettably, fear.

This book traces the discovery of Australia's fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first part of the 20th century.

This book traces the discovery of Australia’s fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first part of the 20th century.

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

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

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The extraordinary lives of lizards remain largely hidden from human eyes.

The extraordinary lives of lizards remain largely hidden from human eyes.

This book provides a clear and accessible account of kangaroos, showing how their reproductive patterns, social structure and other aspects of their biology make them well adapted to Australia's harsh climate and demanding environment.

This book provides a clear and accessible account of kangaroos, showing how their reproductive patterns, social structure and other aspects of their biology make them well adapted to Australia’s harsh climate and demanding environment.

The world's gliding mammals are an extraordinary group of animals that have the ability to glide from tree to tree with seemingly effortless grace.

No other continent on Earth has undergone such radical environmental changes as Antarctica.

No other continent on Earth has undergone such radical environmental changes as Antarctica.

Throughout much of the world, frog populations are declining and some species are disappearing totally.

Throughout much of the world, frog populations are declining and some species are disappearing totally.

The remote, beautiful and poorly known rainforests of Cape York Peninsula tell a special story about Australia's historic and present-day connections to New Guinea.

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

First published in 1994, The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia was the first ever book of its type in Australia - a complete guide to locating every resident bird species in Australia, plus supplementary information on where to find rarities, migratory species and logistical information.

The Australian Capital Territory is a treasure trove for naturalists, despite being without a coastline, without rainforest or without deserts.

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

Reef and Rainforest is a photographic portrayal of marine and terrestrial life in one of the world's most biodiverse regions - the tropics of north-eastern Australia, together with the South Pacific nations of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

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

Katydids are among the most commonly seen Australian insects.

A Guide to the Beetles of Australia provides a comprehensive introduction to the Coleoptera - a huge and diverse group of insects.

This is an easy to use field guide for identifying the 80 reptile species currently known to occur in the Murray catchment area of New South Wales.

The Australian bustard is Australia's heaviest flying bird.

This book covers the proceedings of a major 2006 symposium on macropods that brought together the many recent advances in the biology of this diverse group of marsupials, including research on some of the much neglected macropods such asthe antilopine wallaroo, the swamp wallaby and tree-kangaroos.

The Channel Country is of special interest because its extreme aridity is disrupted unpredictably by summer monsoonal rains, causing massive flooding, and is followed by prodigious growth of plants and reproduction of animals, before returning to daunting conditions of drought.

The Australian Capital Territory is a treasure trove for naturalists, despite being without a coastline, without rainforest or without deserts.

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

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

Birds are a prominent feature of the Northern Territory environment, with almost half of Australia's bird species found there in spectacular landscapes ranging from deserts to tropics.

Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive and accessible overview of one of the world’s most popular insect groups, the Odonata.

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

Ants are one of the most important faunal groups in Australia and are widely used as bioindicators in land monitoring and assessment programs.

Reef and Rainforest is a photographic portrayal of marine and terrestrial life in one of the world's most biodiverse regions – the tropics of north-eastern Australia, together with the South Pacific nations of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

Katydids are among the most commonly seen Australian insects.

The Australian bustard is Australia's heaviest flying bird.

A Guide to the Beetles of Australia provides a comprehensive introduction to the Coleoptera – a huge and diverse group of insects.

Dictionary of Australian and New Guinean Mammals is the first unified guide to the mammals of both Australia and New Guinea.

One of Australia's most engaging marsupials, the wombat is also one of the most disparaged and least understood.

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

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

Australia's Wedge-tailed Eagle belongs to the family of eagles, which together span the world.

Mound-builders are unique in being the only birds that do not incubate their eggs using body heat; rather, a variety of naturally occurring sources of heat is exploited such as solar energy and the heat generated by decomposing organic matter.