Seals: proceedings of a working meeting of seal specialists on threatended and depleted seals of the world, held under the auspices of the Survival Service Commission of IUCN...
Gland: IUCN, 1973. Quarto, text illustrations, softcover. More
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Birdscaping your garden.
Adelaide: Rigby, (1980. first edition). Quarto, colour photographs, small tear in front endpaper, otherwise a fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Iguanas: biology and conservation.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. Large octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, text illustrations, maps. WAS $115. The book begins with an introduction by noted iguana biologist Dr. Gordon Burghardt that examines the state of iguana research - past, present, and future - with an emphasis on social behaviour..... More
Ecogeographical variation in size and proportions of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia).
New York: American Ornithologists Union, 1984. Octavo, softcover. More
Wild things, wild places: adventurous tales of wildlife and conservation on planet Earth.
New York: Knopf Publishing, 2016. Octavo, dustwrapper, A moving, inspiring, personal look at the vastly changing world of wildlife on planet earth as a result of human incursion, and the crucial work of animal and bird preservation across the globe being done by scientists, field biologists, zoologists, environmentalists, and conservationists..... More
The Oxford dictionary of natural history.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985. Octavo, very good copy in dustwrapper. Provides coverage of ecology and the environmental sciences. This dictionary contains over 5,200 entries written in clear, straightforward language. It is suitable for ecologists, ecology students, and the general reader with an interest in the natural world and our..... More
The politics of wilderness preservation.
Anchorage: University of Alaska, (2008. reprint). Octavo, black and white photographs, softcover. Explores the history of wilderness preservation in the United States. More
Water resources.
Washington DC: Island Press, 2010. Octavo, softcover. In this concise introduction to water resources, Shimon Anisfeld explores the fundamental interactions between humans and water, including drinking, sanitation, irrigation, and power production. The book familiarizes students with the current water crisis and with approaches for managing this essential resource more effectively..... More
Advances in reintroduction biology of Australian and New Zealand fauna.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2015. Quarto, photographs, maps, softcover. Was $90. This book is a timely review of our understanding of translocation from an Australasian perspective, ensuring translocation becomes an increasingly effective conservation management strategy in the future. Written by a range of experts, including reintroduction practitioners, researchers and policy makers..... More
The future of tropical savannas: an Australian perspective.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 1996. Octavo, paperback, maps, graphs. Examines the roles of science in resource management and policy making. More
Restoring North America's birds: lessons from landscape ecology.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000. Octavo, dustwrapper, illustrations. The author challenges some of the assumptions that underlie current conservation efforts and offers recommendations, based on sound ecological principles, for protecting the rich natural diversity of North America's birds. More
Restoring North America's birds: lessons from landscape ecology.
New Haven: Yale University Press, (2002. second edition). Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Now in paperback. The author challenges some of the assumptions that underlie current conservation efforts and offers recommendations, based on sound ecological principles, for protecting the rich natural diversity of North America's birds. More
Conservation of grassland birds in North America: understanding ecological processes in different regions.
Chicago: American Ornithologists' Union, 2007. Octavo, colour photographs, wrappers. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 64. More
Life on earth: a natural history.
Sydney: William Collins Sons and Co., (1979. second edition), Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Burning issues.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2011. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. The book gives an account of the role of fire in Australia's ecosystems, how we have to accept and live with fire, and how we can manage fire both for safety and for diversity. AUTHOR INFORMATION Mark Adams is Professor and Dean..... More
Fighting for birds: 25 years in nature conservation.
London: Pelagic Publishing, 2012. Octavo, paperback, Devoted to birds and wildlife since childhood, Mark's early scientific research at Oxford, Aberdeen and the RSPB provided a solid background for his management, ambassadorial, and political lobbying activities which were to follow. In this book, Mark mixes a great many stories from his..... More
Wild hope: on the front lines of conservation success.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012. Octavo, photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Tropical deforestation. The collapse of fisheries. Unprecedented levels of species extinction. Faced with the plethora of gloom-and-doom headlines about the natural world, we might think that environmental disaster is inevitable. But is there any good news about..... More
The illustrated atlas of wildlife.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009. Quarto, colour photographs, illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Have you ever seen an antelope the size of a cat, or a frog bigger than a lapdog? What kinds of animals thrive in the Sahara? Earth is full of incredible creatures, all specially adapted..... More
Gulls and plovers: the ecology and behaviour of mixed-species feeding groups.
Sydney: Croom Helm, 1985. Octavo, photographs and other illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Under ground: how creatures of mud and dirt shape our world.
Washington DC: Island Press, 2005. Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. This study of the soils of earth, examines the world of bacteria and fungi, microscopic nematode worms, springtails, and mud shrimp and their contribution to environmental health. The author also explores the alarming threats that air pollution, trawl fishing, wetland..... More
Save the birds.
New York: Breakwater Books, 1989. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Red Data birds in Britain: action for rare, threatened and important species.
Calton: Poyser, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Monarch: saving our most-loved butterfly.
London: St. Lynn's Press, 2017. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. Every fall, spectacular orange and black clouds of monarch butterflies fill the skies as they migrate from across North America to Central Mexico. West Coast populations make a similar though much shorter trip to coastal California. The National Wildlife Federation..... More
A biological assessment of the Reserve Naturelle Integrale d'Ankarafantisika, Madagascar.
Paris: Conservation International, 2002. Quarto, illustrations, paperback. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment # 23. Text in French and English. More
Eco-ornithological glossary.
Sydney: Duncker & Humblot, 1983. Octavo, softcover. More