The lions and elephants of The Chobe: Botswana's untamed wilderness.
Sandton: Sable Publishers, [1984]. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
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Carnivorous plants of Britain and Ireland.
Peterborough: Redfern Natural History Productions, 2016. Octavo, paperback, limp plastic, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. This fully illustrated guide to the carnivorous plants of Britain and Ireland features over 200 images and documents all recognised native species and their hybrids, as well as the non-native species that have become naturalised..... More
The last big cats: an untamed spirit.
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
Listening to Cougar.
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
Carnivore ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques.
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
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
Larger carnivores of the African savannas.
Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik, 1999. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. An attractively illustrated book covering all the larger carnivores of Africa. More
A very elegant animal, the dingo.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1988. Octavo, illustrations, bookplate, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Bears: a year in the life.
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
Hyena.
London: Reaktion Books, 2012. Octavo, paperback, photographs and illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. In almost every culture, hyenas are regarded as nasty, scheming charlatans, skulking in the back alleyways of the animal kingdom. Scorned as little more than scavenging carrion-eaters, vandals and thieves, since the earliest times hyenas have been both..... More
Borderland Jaguars: Tigres de la Frontera.
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
The bear almanac: a comprehensive guide to bears of the world.
Guilford: Globe Pequot Press, (2009. second edition). Small quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The bears of the world, from the Polar bear of the Arctic to the grizzlies of Yellowstone Park in North America, are among the most studied, and most loved, of all wild animals. This book is unique in..... More
Bears: a brief history.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. Examines the shared history of people and bears. The book uncovers new and little-known stories and facts about bears in European, North American, Japanese, Russian, and South and Southeast Asian cultures. Taken together, these perspectives show us new..... More
Tooth and claw: living alongside Britain's predators.
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
In the path of the grizzly.
Flagstaff: Northland Publishing, 1986. Quarto, paperback, colour illustrations. More
The carnivorous dinosaurs.
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
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
Why big fierce animals are rare: an ecologist's perspective.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979. Octavo, paperback, Paul Colinvaux takes a penetrating look at the science of ecology, bringing to his subject both profound knowledge and an enthusiasm that will encourage a greater understanding of the environment and of those who seek to preserve it. More
Ecology and conservation of the Maned wolf: multidisciplinary perspectives.
Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, 2014. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, diagrams, graphs. 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..... More
The Dingo in Australia and Asia.
Marleston: JB Books, 2001. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. The results of three decades of study, with illustrations by Frank Knight and the author. Covers the social and chemical communicatin among dingoes, patterns of aggression, dominance and submission, feeding ecology, hunting tactics and competition with other predators. More
The African wild dog: ecology, behavior, and conservation.
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
The Tiger in India: a natural history.
India: Natraj Publishers, 2001. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The Tiger has always been associated with India as hunting the tiger was the acme of sport hunting. Though focused on hunting, considerable data is available on its natural history from observant hunters who had to study the habits and behaviour of..... More
Animals that changed the world.
New York: Crowell-Collier Press, 1968. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. The story of the domestication of wild animals. More
A guide to the carnivores of central America: natural history, ecology and conservation.
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