Wildlife: general interest

Sea Mammals and Oil: Confronting the Risks summarizes the effects of spilled petroleum, or "e;oil, on five groups of marine mammals, including seals, whales and dolphins, sea otters, polar bears, and manatees.

Zoom in to the world of creepy crawlies and discover the secrets of the most successful creatures on the planet!

This book is the first comprehensive guide to all the Old World buntings and North American sparrows.

Crows and Jays is a combination of scientifically accurate information and an identification guide, planned to give anyone, whether a birdwatcher or biologist, a greater understanding of the lives of these beautiful, yet very complex, group of birds.

Snakebit traces author Leslie Anthony's journey from a childhood fascination with snakes and amphibians through academic flirtation to professional association with some of the world's greatest herpetologists.

Invasive species are among the greatest challenges to environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in the world.

"e;The Poet of the Woods"e; is a delightful poetry collection coupled with beautiful colour illustrations, containing a selection of classic poems about nightingales, written by various authors including John Keats, John Milton, William Cowper, and many others.

Wang has gathered contributions from an impressive cohort of the world's most respected experts on longhorned beetles.

Die grootste en omvattendste fotogids van Suider-Afrika se voëls in een boekdeel, dié boek verleen ’n nuwe dimensie aan die uitkenning van voëls in die streek.

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

An indispensable color-illustrated field guide to the tracks and signs of Europe's animals and birdsThis beautifully illustrated field guide enables you to easily identify the tracks and signs left by a wide variety of mammal and bird species found in Britain and Europe, covering behaviors ranging from hunting, foraging, and feeding to courtship, breeding, and nesting.

From Ravens to Jackdaws and Choughs to Jays, crows are among some of Britain's most familiar, abundant and opinion-dividing birds.

Archibald Rutledge's story "e;The Doom of Ravenswood"e; is a harrowing account of the power of the natural world and of the dangers for humans and animals alike to be found in the ominous swamps of the South Carolina lowcountry.

The fourth volume in the Harte Research Institute's landmark scientific series on the Gulf of Mexico provides a comprehensive study of ecosystem-based management, analyzing key coastal ecosystems in eleven Gulf Coast states from Florida to Quintana Roo and presenting case studies in which this integrated approach was tested in both the US and in Mexico.

Planting for Pollinators is an easy-to-use gardening guide to help you encourage different types of insect pollinators into your garden.

AS SEEN ON BBC ONE'S THE ONE SHOW'Nature is a universal resource.

Regulation of Gluconeogenesis documents the proceedings of 9th Conference of the Gesellschaft fur Biologische Chemie.

It was a familiar sight at Yellowstone National Park: traffic backed up for miles as visitors fed bears from their cars.

Loveable or loathed?

'Based on many years of personal research, and a thorough knowledge of the European literature, the authors provide an eminently readable account of the biology of the Common Buzzard.

Cricket song is a sound of the Australian bush.

American Poet Emily Dickinson's exquisite poetry spans a broad range of subjects, but perhaps none is so charming as those that she wrote concerning birds.

In The Art of Mindful Birdwatching, Claire Thompson elegantly weaves a narrative full of her own delightfully documented encounters with birds in amongst sage guidance on using mindfulness to help readers become deeply aware of the present moment.

In the newest addition to the successful Living With series, Hathaway and Schatz let readers in on everything they need to know about how to raise one or twenty goats in their own backyards.

A photographic guide to the amazing avifauna of Sri LankaThe island of Sri Lanka is one of Southern Asia's most popular birding destinations, boasting a remarkably high number of endemic species.

This antique book contains a detailed guide to owning and caring for parrots, including tips for housing, taming, breeding, and training.

';Papa Goose is destined to become a classic.

This marvelous collection features stories from some of Americas finest and most respected writers about one of the worlds most solitary and satisfying sports: fly fishing.

Research on Steroids contains the proceedings of the Fourth Meeting of the International Study Group for Steroid Hormones.

Falcon Pocket Guide: Bugs &Slugs is a field guide to 100 of the most common and sought-after bug and slug species in the region.

Twenty years in the making by a distinguished dolphin expert and his associates, The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin is the first comprehensive scientific natural history of a dolphin species ever written.

WINNER OF THE BIRDWATCH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2012This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, looks in detail at the world's cuckoos, couas and anis - it is the ultimate reference to the cuckoos of the world.

The perfect photographic guide to the avifauna of Bail, Sumatra and Java.

This single-volume resource explores the five major oceans of the world, addressing current issues such as sea rise and climate change and explaining the significance of the oceans from historical, geographic, and cultural perspectives.

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

Covering 282 rare species and sub-species (plus records for a further 18 Category D species) found in Britain and Ireland, around 20,000 individual records of rare birds are listed in diary style, with each individual bird appearing on the date on which it was originally found, along with all the other rare birds found on that date between 1958 and 1994.

Fundamentals of Molecular Mycology provides a complete overview of recent developments and applications in molecular mycology.

This is the story of a birding odyssey, following the authors' quest to smash the world record for the number of species seen in one calendar year.

Britain hosts a diversity of freshwater environments, from torrential hill streams and lowland rivers to lakes and reservoirs, ponds and canals, and ditches and estuaries.

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

Do bear attacks touch people in the far-back recesses of their psyches?

A beautifully illustrated exploration of the ways birds cohabitFeaturing dramatic and delightful wild bird colonies and communities, How Birds Live Together offers a broad overview of social living in the avian world.

Biological Basis of Detoxication focuses on the biological processes involved in detoxication, with emphasis on the biochemistry of the removal of xenobiotics from an organism.

Social Play in Primates provides comprehensive discussions on the social aspect of play in the behavior of primates.

With his distinctively witty, anecdotal, and disarming voice, John Yow now journeys to the shore and shares his encounters with some of the most familiar and beloved coastal birds.

Mammals are animals of the Mammalia, a large class of warm blooded vertebrates having mammary glands in the female, a thoracic diaphragm, and a four chambered heart.

Advances in Cellular Neurobiology, Volume 5 focuses on cellular neurobiology, drawing on some aspects of biochemistry, endocrinology, embryology, morphology, genetics, pharmacology, pathology, and physiology.

A captivating AZ treasury about birds and birdingBirdpedia is an engaging illustrated compendium of bird facts and birding lore.