Wild cats of the world.
New York: Facts on File, (1999. reprint). Octavo, colour photographs, maps, fine copy in laminated boards.. Describes nearly 40 species, covering lifestyle, zoology, distribution and conservation. More
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Listening to Cougar.
Denver: 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
Frontiers of fear: tigers and people in the Malay world, 1600-1950.
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
Tooth and claw: living alongside Britain's predators.
St Albans: 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...... More
In predatory light: lions and tigers and Polar bears.
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
The badgers of Summercombe,
London: Hutchinson and Co., 1977. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Ecology and conservation of the Maned wolf: multidisciplinary perspectives.
Abingdon-on-Thames: 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 wolves..... More
The African wild dog: ecology, behavior, and conservation.
Princeton NJ: 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..... More
The natural history and behavior of North American beewolves.
New York: Comstock Publishing, 1988. Octavo, paperback, 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
Carnivore conservation.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Octavo, illustrations, softcver. This volume reviews and summarises the current state of research on carnivore conservation, describes limitations and opportunities, and offers a conceptual framework for future research and applied management. Conservation Biology series no. 5. More
Carnivores of Australia: past, present and future.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2014. Octavo, photographs, maps. WAS $90. An up-to-date synthesis by leading researchers, this book explores Australia’s unique predator communities from prehistoric, historic and current perspectives. It covers mammalian, reptilian and avian carnivores, both native and introduced to Australia. It also examines the debate surrounding how best to..... More
The leopards of Londolozi.
London: New Holland, 1991. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper and slipcase. One of the great African photographic essays. More
Cheetah.
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2003. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. The cheetah has been harassed and hounded to the point of extinction. Author Luke Hunter, a specialist on African carnivores, looks into the history, evolution, behaviour and day-to-day survival of one of the most fascinating of the big..... More
Field guide to the carnivores of the world.
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white illustrations, maps. Ranging from the largest terrestrial carnivore, the Polar bear, and hyper-predatory wild cats, to the tiny Least weasel that can squeeze through a wedding ring, the true carnivores - order Carnivora - include some of the world's..... More
Hunting with the moon: lions of Savuti.
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1997. Large quarto, colour photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. Over 100 color photographs combined with a detailed text outlining biology, behaviour and social structure of these elusive big cats. More
Hunter and hunted: relationships between carnivores and people.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. Hunter and hunted is an account of the intricate relationships between predators and humans. Written by one of the world's best known naturalists, Hans Kruuk, it is both about his life-long passion for meat-eaters as diverse as otters and wolves, tigers..... More
The Spotted Hyena: a study of predation and social behavior.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1972. Octavo, photographs, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The Coyote: defiant songdog of the West.
Lincoln: University of Oklahoma Press, (1988. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, More
The Coyote: defiant songdog of the West.
Lincoln: University of Oklahoma Press, 1977. Octavo, black and white text illustrations, some wear to paperback covers. More
Of wolves and men.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. Octavo, photographs, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The velvet claw: a natural history of the carnivores.
Sydney: BBC Books, 1992. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Tiger, Tiger.
London: Thames and Hudson, 2004. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. A history of man and the tiger, published to coincide with the release of "Two Brothers", the film by Jean-Jacques Annaud, the acclaimed director of "The Bear" and "Seven Years in Tibet"., Jean-Jacques Annaud's latest film is the story of two..... More
Reproduction in the Spotted Hyaena, Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben.)
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1939. Quarto, 14 plates, stamp, wrappers. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. No. 565, vol. 230, pp., 1-78. More
The wolf: the ecology and behavior of an endangered species.
New York: The Natural History Press, (1970. first edition). Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in damageddustwrapper. More