Wildlife conservation.
Sydney: The Fauna Protection Panel, 1959. Octavo, photographs, wrappers. More
GENERAL - Conservation
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
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.
California: 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
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
A biological assessment of the Reserve Naturelle Integrale d'Ankarafantisika, Madagascar.
Chicago: Conservation International, 2002. Quarto, illustrations, paperback. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment # 23. Text in French and English. More
Trading to extinction.
London: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2014. Quarto, black and white photographs, bumped corners, publisher's cloth. Published to coincide with the Global Summit on illegal wildlife trade hosted by David Cameron in London in February 2014, Trading to Extinction is a unique and devastating record of this tragic industry. The book explores..... More
Wildlands philanthropy: the great American tradition.
San Rafael: Earth Aware Editions, 2008. Folio, photographs, fine copy in slipcase. More
Last chance on earth: a requiem for wildlife.
Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1966. Small quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Conservation across borders: biodiversity in an interdependent world.
Washington DC: Island Press, 2006. Octavo, paperback, Presents an overview of the history of transboundary conservation efforts and an introduction to various issues surrounding the subject. Examining the International Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA) and the Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative (Y2Y), this book helps readers understand the benefits and challenges of..... More
Game of conservation: international treaties to protect the world's migratory animals.
Athens: Ohio University Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. A brilliantly crafted and highly readable examination of nature protection around the world. Twentieth-century nature conservation treaties often originated as attempts to regulate the pace of killing rather than attempts to protect animal habitat. Some were prompted by major break-throughs in firearm..... More
The game of conservation: international treaties to protect the world's migratory animals.
Athens: Ohio University Press, 2009. Octavo, illustrations, laminated boards. A brilliantly crafted and highly readable examination of nature protection around the world. Twentieth-century nature conservation treaties often originated as attempts to regulate the pace of killing rather than attempts to protect animal habitat. Some were prompted by major break-throughs in..... More
Averting extinction: reconstructing endangered species recovery.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy dustwrapper. Clark first describes and analyzes efforts to restore the black-footed ferret after 1981 and looks at the processes, people, institutions, and programs that were involved in the endevour. Clark then looks at fresh approaches to endangered species recovery..... More
The tiger and the pangolin: nature, culture, and conservation in China.
Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2002. Octavo, illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. While the tiger has long been identified with political authority, the Chinese pangolin and its earthly magic have exerted a powerful influence in the everyday lives of those working and living in the fields and forests. Today..... More
The conservation atlas of tropical forests: Asia and the Pacific.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. The first part describes the issues, the impact of human encroachment, government policies, change in agricultural practices, tropical timber trade, and conservation plans. The ATLAS then presents eighteen country studies, with detailed colour maps of tropical..... More
Social assessment in natural resource management institutions.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2001. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. This book is the first significant international attempt to outline and analyse how social assessment has been integrated within natural resource management institutions to date. In doing so, it focuses on contemporary Australian and New Zealand experiences, and relates these back to the..... More
Wilderness management: stewardship and protection of resources and values.
New York: Fulcrum Publishing, (2009. fourth edition). Quarto, photographs, text illustrations, softcover. For 30 years, this book has been the classic textbook on wilderness stewardship. This revised fourth edition retails relevant material from earlier editions while embracing new literature, experiences, policies, and approaches that have emerged during the past decade..... More
The doomsday book of animals: a unique history of three hundred vanished species.
London: Ebury Press, 1981. Quarto, colour plate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
With broadax and firebrand: the destruction of the Brazilian Atlantic forest.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997. Octavo, softcover. "An outstanding, scientifically researched, historical account of human intrusions into the Brazilian Atlantic forest, the most endangered in the world." C. S. Dunn, Choice. More
Our living earth: a next generation guide to people and preservation.
London: Thames and Hudson, 2008. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Our living Earth portrays the foreboding story of a planet in peril and shows what needs to be done to save it. More
The scientific management of animal and plant communities for conservation: the 11th symposium of The British Ecological Society, University of East Anglia, Norwich 7-9 July 1970.
Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1971. Octavo, black and white illustrations,fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The penitent butchers: seventy five years of wildlife conservation.
London: Collins, 1978. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Intelligent courage: natural resource careers that make a difference.
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 2007. Octavo, black and white photographs, laminated boards. Presents students nearing completion of their university education with practical, wise, workable ideas to succeed in the real-world work environment and become natural resource professionals. Seasoned professionals provide career stories and analyze these as learning experiences for those..... More
Encyclopaedia of endangered species: volume two.
Detroit: Gale Research, 1999. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in laminated boards. More
Wildlife conservation.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1973. first edition). Octavo, photographs, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More