The lions and elephants of The Chobe: Botswana's untamed wilderness.
Sandton: Sable Publishers, [1984]. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Sandton: Sable Publishers, [1984]. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Stillwater: Voyageur Press, 2003. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Presents the big cat's natural history, and includes Erwin A. Bauer's engaging first-person narrative, bringing you right into the action. Besides highlighting all of the major species, the text has a strong focus on the status of the endangered or threatened big..... More
Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2008. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Describes aspects of Cougar natural history, such as its rugged habitat and how the males struggle to claim territory. This book features conservationists who relate the political history of America's greatest cat. Also available in hardcover [stock id 27414]. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. This concise yet authoritative handbook describes research methods and techniques for the study and conservation of all terrestrial carnivore species. Techniques for managing the human/carnivore interface are covered in great detail. Descriptions of the latest methodologies are supported by..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. Octavo, dustwrapper, illustrations. Interweaving stories about Malay kings, colonial rulers, tiger charmers, and bounty hunters with facts about tigers and their way of life, the book is an engrossing combination of environmental and micro history. More
Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik, 1999. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. An attractively illustrated book covering all the larger carnivores of Africa. More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1988. Octavo, illustrations, owner's signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: A & C Black, 2008. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Takes readers on a journey through an entire year in the life of North America's great bears - the Black bear, the Brown bear and the Polar bear. This book contains facts, details and photographs. More
Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2001. Octavo, paperback, illustrations, maps. The book is primarily a natural history of the jaguar in south-west USA and discusses its distribution, habitats, and hunting and breeding characteristics. It concludes with a section on the status and management of these borderland jaguars and..... More
Dunbeath: Whittles Publishing, 2007. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. Based in the heart of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park, Peter Cairns is a freelance nature photographer with a deep fascination for our relationship with the natural world. In addition to documenting Europe's high-profile wildlife species, his work focuses on a diverse..... More
Flagstaff: Northland Publishing, 1986. Quarto, paperback, colour illustrations. More
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2005. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, text illustrations. The meat-eating dinosaurs, or Theropoda, include some of the fiercest predators that ever lived. Some of the group's members survive to this day - as birds. The theropod/bird connection has been explored in several recent works, but..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations. The most comprehensive and user-friendly photographic field guide to the world's wildcats and hyenas. From the Leopard Cat of Asia, the Black-footed Cat of Africa, and the Amur Tiger of Siberia to South America's Ocelots and North America's Bobcats, the wildcats..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This stunningly illustrated and easy-to-use field guide covers every species of the world's canids, from the Gray Wolf of North America to the dholes of Asia, from African jackals to the South American Bush Dog. It features more than 150..... More
London: Merrell Publishers, 2013. Folio, black and white photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. Stunning duotone images of some of world's most fearsome predators - lions, tigers and polar bears, with engaging texts by anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, naturalist Sy Montgomery and film-maker John Houston. This beautiful book will appeal..... More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 2002. Octavo, paperback, 60 colour photographs, maps. WAS $45. The Northern Territory has 61 species of rodents and dasyurids (carnivorous marsupials), many of which pose substantial problems of identification. Keys to the genera and species direct the reader to a species description, its distribution, habitat, conservation..... More
Boca Raton: Taylor and Francis, 2014. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, laminated boards. Wolves are considered controversial figures worldwide: mythical creatures as well as troublemakers, conservation efforts on their behalf are often polarizing. In recent years much effort has focused on the discussion of how to conserve large carnivores, such as..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, text illustrations. With only 5,000 surviving, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of the world's most endangered large carnivores - and one of the most remarkable. This comprehensive portrait of wild dogs incorporates previously scattered information with..... More
New York: Crowell-Collier Press, 1968. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. The story of the domestication of wild animals. More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2000. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations, maps. WAS $50. One of the first field guides dedicated to the carnivores of Central America. It describes the four families and the individual species that occur in the region. Hardcover out of print. This book is one of the..... More
Vercelli: White Star, 2006. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Leopards and cheetahs embody the wild beauty of Africa. In this spectacular photographic study, the husband-and-wife team of distinguished naturalist, Christine and Michel Denis-Hout provide readers with a rare glimpse into the everyday lives of these compelling creatures. Their..... More
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
New York: Knopf Publishing, 2009. Octavo, black and white photographs, dustwrapper. As global warming threatens the ice caps' integrity, the Polar bear has come to symbolize the peril that faces all life on Earth. Here, the acclaimed science writer Ellis offers an impassioned and moving statement on behalf of Polar..... More
Ithaca: Comstock Publishing, 1988. Octavo, paperback, More