Wildlife: general interest

Butterflies & Moths is an easily accessible fieldguide to familiar North American butterflies and moths.

The stunning wildlife along the Blue Ridge Parkway attracts more than 14 million annual visitors from near and far for viewing and photographing opportunities.

Engaging natural history information for a general audience on one of the most beloved groups of birds, including tips on attracting and watching hummingbirds.

A surefire hit with young backyard diggers and bug-watchers, BasicIllustrated Guide to Frogs, Snakes, Bugs, and Slugs combines detailed illustrations of bugs, slugs, snakes, toads, and other creepy crawlies with clear and kid-friendly information to help the young bug-lover identify what's crawling up the tree, buzzing in his ear, or hiding under a log.

Songbirds, waterfowl, owls, shorebirds, warblers, woodpeckers, nightjars, birds of prey.

Comprehensive guide to the animals of North America.

Offers expert instruction and in-the-field advice for the novice and experienced tracker.

Identify and understand the wildlife most commonly found living near humans--and how they've adapted to thrive in cities and suburbs.

Animal Tracks highlightseighty-eight of the most common and sought-after mammal, bird, reptile, and amphibian species in North America.

Falcon Field Guides[TM] are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature.

Every existence has its pulse points,"e; writes Ted Leeson in this latest book, "e;those places where life rises somehow closer to the surface and makes itself more keenly felt.

When do you watch a wild animal suffer and let nature take its course, and when do you intervene?

Barbara Hurd's Listening to the Savage weaves rich explorations of science, history, mythology, literature, and music.

Lewis and Clark's expedition was full of adventures, but few were as exhilarating as their moments with grizzly bears.

Backpacker magazine's Bear Country Behavior informs readers about how to hike and backpack safely in grizzly bear and black bear country throughout the United States.

Few experiences are more thrilling than watching unsuspecting wild animals go about their business in a natural environment.

This is the story of the amazing Hunter J.

Over a lifetime's work with the group, John Warham has firmly established himself as one of the foremost experts on these birds.

The perfect photographic guide to the fantastic birds of Florida.

The adorable conure, named for its conically shaped tail, is one of the world's favorite parrots and the subject of this Complete Care Made Easy pet guide that presents new and experienced bird keepers with insight into every aspect of selecting, caring for, and maintaining well-behaved happy pet birds.

Uncover nature's best-hidden creatures in a major new book on animal camouflage.

In this lavishly illustrated, first-ever book on how spider webs are built, function, and evolved, William Eberhard provides a comprehensive overview of spider functional morphology and behavior related to web building, and of the surprising physical agility and mental abilities of orb weavers.

A welcome dive into the world of aquarium craft that offers much-needed knowledge about undersea environments.

“A commanding and inspiring biography of a river that gave rise to an art movement, progressive social quests, [and] landmark environmental cases.

In the late eighteenth century, the British took greater interest than ever before in observing and recording all aspects of the natural world.

The pigeon is the quintessential city bird.

Big cats-tigers, leopards, and lions-that make prey of humans are commonly known as "e;man-eaters.

Each fall and spring, millions of birds travel the Pacific Flyway, the westernmost of the four major North American bird migration routes.

A thoughtful, accessible look at the rapidly growing issue of invasive plants, animals, and microbes around the globe with a focus on the scientific issues and ecological, health, and other challenges From an award-winning adventure and science journalist comes an eye-opening exploration of a burgeoning environmental phenomenon and the science coalescing around it.

Winner of the History of Science Society's Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize in the History of Science.

A presentation of key findings and insights from over two decades of research, education, and community engagement in the acclaimed Baltimore Ecosystem Study In a world of more than seven billion people—who mostly reside in cities and towns—the Baltimore Ecosystem Study is recognized as a pioneer in modern urban social-ecological science.

An informed and heartfelt tribute to commonly unappreciated plants, insects, and other tiny creatures that reconsiders humanity’s relationship to nature Fruit flies, silverfish, dandelions, and crabgrass are the bane of many people and the target of numerous chemical and physical eradication efforts.

An examination of the struggle to conserve biodiversity in urban regions, told through the story of the threatened coastal California gnatcatcher The story of the rare coastal California gnatcatcher is a parable for understanding the larger ongoing struggle to conserve biodiversity in regions confronted with intensifying urban development.

Myth and media typically cast animals we consider predators or carnivores as unthinking killers—dangerous, unpredictable, and devoid of emotion.

The inspiring story of a young ornithologist who reintroduced puffins where none had been seen for a century   Project Puffin is the inspiring story of how a beloved seabird was restored to long-abandoned nesting colonies off the Maine coast.

The Mammalian Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain provides the vocabulary related to the mitochondrial respiratory chain in mammalian species.

Dolphins have fascinated humans for millennia, giving rise to an abundance of stories and myths about them, yet the actual details of their lives in the sea have remained elusive.

From beer labels to literary classics like A River Runs Through It, trout fishing is a beloved feature of the iconography of the American West.

The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout combines in-depth scientific information with outstanding photographs and original artwork to fully describe the fish species critical to the Pacific Rim.

The captivating story of an urban family who welcomes wildlife into their backyard and discovers the ups and downs of sharing habitat For James Barilla and his family, the dream of transforming their Columbia, South Carolina, backyard into a haven for wildlife evoked images of kids catching grasshoppers by day and fireflies at night, of digging up potatoes and picking strawberries.

Regulatory Mechanisms in Lymphocyte Activation covers the proceedings of the 11th Leukocyte Culture Conference, held at the Arizona Medical Center, University of Arizona on September 19-23, 1976.

Prime Arctic predator and nomad of the sea ice and tundra, the polar bear endures as a source of wonder, terror, and fascination.

A gripping tale of exploration aboard H.

“Crows and people share similar traits and social strategies.

Leukocyte Membrane Determinants Regulating Immune Reactivity is a result of the Leukocyte Culture Conference meeting held at Amsterdam in 1975.

Discover the butterflies of Indiana in this award-winning, simple to use field-guideButterflies of Indiana is a unique and award-winning field guide to Indiana's rich butterfly fauna that covers all 149 species of butterflies and their close relatives, the skippers.

For centuries, reports of man-eating tigers in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have circulated, shrouded in myth and anecdote.

Desmond Nethersole-Thompson has been studying his favourite bird, the greenshank Tringa nebularia, since May 1932.

Insect Biology in the Future: "e;"e;VBW 80"e;"e; contains essays presented to Sir Vincent Wigglesworth during his 80th year.