With a foreword by Richard Dawkins, and based on the BAFTA award-winning Channel 4 TV series, Inside Nature's Giants gets under the skin of the largest animals on the planet.
Another volume in the widely-read New Naturalist series, this book is an in-depth study of the natural developments and history of Galloway and surrounding areas.
This latest volume in the New Naturalist series provides a comprehensive study of wildlife conservation in Britain, concentrating on events in the last 30 years.
Sea-Birds introduces us to the sea-birds of the North Atlantic, an ocean in which about half the world sea-bird species have been seen at one time or another.
Annie Proulx, one of America's finest writers, invites us to share her experience in the building of her new home on a rich plot of untouched, unspoilt prairie and her pleasure in uncovering of the layers of American history locked beneath the topsoil.
'Full of wonder and forensic intelligence' Isabella Tree, author of WildingA moving account of Madagascar told by a researcher who has spent over fifty years investigating the mysteries of this remarkable island.
From the award-winning author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia comes a new journey, following four 19th century elephants marched from the East African coast towards Congo to tell a heartbreaking story of folly and colonial greed.
"e;Els ocells de les rondalles meravelloses"e; es un estudi comparatiu de les recollides pels mes grans representants de la rondallistica catalana: Antoni M.
A few lines will suffice to explain why we have compiled the present volume, to what wants it responds, and what its sphere of usefulness may possibly embrace.
This book addresses the serious threat of extinction faced by big cats such as the jaguar, the caucel, and the puma, due to deforestation, competition for space with humans, and poaching for their valuable fur.
Esta guia incluye 70 fichas con descripciones detalladas e informativas sobre algunas de las aves que habitan el campus de la Universidad CES en la sede del Poblado.
Este libro representa un importante trabajo hecho con autoridad, rigurosidad y mucho amor, que pone al alcance de los científicos, autoridades ambientales y público en general, el conocimiento de un grupo tan valioso como incomprendido y algunas veces satanizado: los reptiles.
Se dice que los tiburones tienen una vida tan fascinante como desconocida, a pesar de la capacidad de registro que hoy tenemos a nuestro alcance: peliculas, fotografias, libros o paginas web.
The Soul of a Lion, an engaging memoir by Willie Labuschagne, is an exhilarating journey which begins with the young conservationist's unique experiences with wild animals.
Im dritten und finalen Band der beliebten Huhnerrassen-Trilogie bieten Armin Six und Robert Hock erneut eine spannende Mischung aus beliebten Klassikern und seltenen Raritaten.
Sink into the strange and wonderful world of 5000 Facts About Crabs and Lobsters — an encyclopedic deep-dive into the armored, sideways-walking, claw-snapping wonders of the ocean floor.
An elegant and imaginative account that readdresses the place of the wolf in modern Scotland from "e;the best nature writer working in Britain today"e; (Los Angeles Times Book Review).
