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Otter country: in search of the wild otter.
London: Granta, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, BRAND NEW. Over the course of a year, Miriam Darlington travelled around Britain in search of wild otters. This book follows Darlington's journey through different landscapes, seasons, and weather as she tracks one of Britain's most elusive animals. During her search, she meets otter experts..... More
Zoological catalogue of Australia volume 19.3A Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (part one).
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2002. Octavo, publisher's cloth, illustrations. Covers the commercially important crustacean species - shrimps, prawns, lobsters and yabbies, listing over 1200 species known from Australian waters. The volume opens with a general introduction to the Malacostraca, giving an historical overview of the work on this group. The Catalogue..... More
The birds of Lundy.
Berrynarbor: Devon Bird Watching & Preservation Society, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. Situated 10 miles off the North Devon coast and lying across the entrance to the Bristol Channel, Lundy rivals Fair Isle and the Isles of Scilly as one of THE places to watch spring and autumn..... More
The birds of Lundy.
Berrynarbor: Devon Bird Watching & Preservation Society, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, line drawings. Situated 10 miles off the North Devon coast and lying across the entrance to the Bristol Channel, Lundy rivals Fair Isle and the Isles of Scilly as one of THE places to watch spring and autumn..... More
The extended phenotype: the long reach of the gene.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2008. reprint). Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. This is a revised edition with a new afterword by Daniel Dennett. The extended phenotype carries on from where The selfish gene takes off. It is a fascinating look at the evolution of life and natural selection. Dawkins's theory is..... More
Community biodiversity management: promoting resilience and the conservation of plant genetic resources.
London: Earthscan Publications, 2013. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are issues that have been high on the policy agenda since the first Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. As part of efforts to implement in situ conservation, a methodology referred to as..... More
Illustrated field guide to the flowers of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka: Mark Booksellers, 2008. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. Depicts more than 1000 different plant species with photographs, and more than 200 related species are shortly described. The main source of information for the descriptions was obtained from the recently completed 15-volume "A revised handbook to the flora..... More
Primates and philosophers: how morality evolved.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. "It's the animal in us," we often hear when we've been bad. But why not when we're good? "Primates and Philosophers" tackles this question by exploring the biological foundations of one of humanity's most valued traits: morality. In this..... More
Primates of Colombia.
Chicago: Conservation International, 2004. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, black and white photographs, maps. The volume illustrates and describes twenty-eight primate species comprising forty-three taxa, of which fifteen taxa are only found in Colombia. The field guide also includes comprehensive chapters on primate classification, fossil history, and conservation, and each is..... More
HBW and BirdLife International illustrated checklist of the birds of the world, volume one: non-passerines.
Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 2014. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations, maps. Having finished the Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW), Lynx has now published a checklist in association with BirdLife: HBW And Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist Of The Birds Of The World. This is not part of the HBW collection..... More
State of the world's waterbirds.
The Hague: Wetlands International, 2010. Oblong format, paperback, colour photographs. This booklet summarises what is known about the status of waterbird populations in different parts of the world, shows how numbers and population trends compare from region to region, and how they changed between the 1970s and the 2000s. The..... More
An atlas of wader populations in Africa and western Eurasia.
Wageningen: Wetlands International, 2009. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. Offers information on the numbers, distribution and movements of one of the most remarkable groups of birds in the region covered by the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA). This work is suitable for those involved in the conservation or study..... More
Polar bears: a complete guide to their biology and behavior.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. This book offers the most comprehensive and readable review of their biology, ecology, behaviour, and conservation. With gripping photographs by Lynch, a pre-eminent wildlife photographer, and the personal stories of Derocher, this book is as stunning to look at..... More
Nightingales in November: a year in the lives of twelve British birds.
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016. Octavo, dustwrapper, BRAND NEW. Have you ever wondered what 'our' birds get up to when they're not pinching our peanuts, pilfering our pyracantha berries or nesting under the eaves of our homes? The One Show's natural history star Mike Dilger tells us the answers in Nightingales..... More
Whales and nations: environmental diplomacy on the high seas.
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, maps. Before commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s, diplomats, scientists, bureaucrats, environmentalists, and sometimes even whalers themselves had attempted to create an international regulatory framework that would provide a sustainable whaling industry. This book tells the story..... More
Wild foresting: practising nature's wisdom.
Canada: New Society Publishers, 2009. Large octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. This book reconciles human-forest relationships. Place-based practices foster ecosystem restoration and community revival. They are attuned to the values and wisdom of home places, to meet human and forest needs. Wild foresting's many gifts include celebrations. More
National Geographic field guide to the birds of eastern North America.
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 2008. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. This new regional field guide offers in-depth coverage of every North American bird officially recorded east of the Rocky Mountains. The guide includes illustrated accounts of the different plumages and life stages for 619 eastern species, along with 560..... More
Common birds of Qatar.
Dubai: Authors, 2010. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This title is intended to help novices identify 215 of the 280 species named on the Qatar Bird List, including all the common birds. Species are grouped together according to preferred habitat. Habitats are schematized as: deserts and arid plains, lakes, lagoons..... More
Introducing evolution: a graphic guide.
London: Icon Books, 2010. Small octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. In 1859, Charles Darwin shocked the world with a radical theory - evolution by natural selection. One hundred and fifty years later, his theory still challenges some of our most precious beliefs. "Introducing Evolution" provides a step-by-step guide to..... More
Best of Getaway gallery.
Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2011. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The best of Getaway gallery is a celebration of the photographers who capture the unbelievable pictures that are submitted to South Africa's Getaway magazine every month. It is their dedication to their art, and their determination to capture these fleeting moments of..... More
Designing field studies for biodiversity conservation.
Washington DC: Island Press, 2001. Quarto, paperback, black and white photographs and diagrams. This work explains how to undertake field studies to guide conservation work. It is aimed at anyone working in conservation regardless of their professional or scientific background. The methods and procedures of scientific inquiry are explained in..... More
Swarm.
Baden: Lars Muller Publishers, 2011. Quarto, dustwrapper, black and white photographs. With texts by Peter Pfrunder, Gordon H. Orians, Deborah M. Gordon among others. Swarm is the new photographic project by Lukas Felzmann. It is an extensive series on the flock movements of migrating birds. His breathtaking photographs offer a...... More
Swamp screamer: at large with the Florida Panther.
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1998. Octavo, paperback, There is an estimated population of 50 panthers and this book describes these animals and their relationship with the people who come into contact with them. More
Sixth European woodcock and snipe workshop: proceedings of an international symposium of the Wetlands International Woodcock and Snipe Specialists Group Nantes, France 25-27 November 2003.
Wageningen: Wetlands International, 2006. Quarto, paperback, tables, diagrams. Proceedings of an International Symposium of the WI Woodcock and Snipe Specialist Group. Contains 16 papers covering topics such as breeding, biology, ecology, behaviour, population dynamics, monitoring, and hunting bags. This work presents papers focusing on Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), Common Snipe (Gallinago..... More