Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, text illustrations, diagrams. WAS $90. Presents an overview of what we know about the natural history, biology, and ecology of whales in the broad context of the dynamics of ocean ecosystems. The volume encompasses multiple points of..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs, line drawings. WAS $38. Answers intriguing questions about members of the deer family Cervidae. From the diminutive pudu of South America that weighs 7kg to male moose that weigh close to 900kg, Feldhamer and McShea explore..... More
New York: Abrams, 2005. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. WAS $75. Here the famed primatologist explores the great ape (gorillas, chimpanzees - including bonobos - and orangutans) interpreting the latest research and describing relationships among the different species, all in the context of the mounting threat of extinction. Over 125 up-close..... More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1997. Quarto, paperback, colour illustrations. WAS $50. A compilation of research papers from leading marine mammal scientists examining trends in marine mammal studies. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003. Octavo, paperback, photographs (one colour), maps, diagrams. University of California Publications in Zoology, Volume 132. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. Small quarto, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, text illustrations. WAS $120. The book is divided into four parts: Evolutionary history of the Giant Panda; Studies of Giant Panda biology; Pandas and their habitats; and Giant Panda conservation. It combines the latest findings from the..... More
New York: Counterpoint, 2004. Octavo, dustwrapper, remainder mark. WAS $45. Original in approach and incisive in its questions, "Beluga Days" explores how conservation laws, management policies and human behaviours have affected the shrinking beluga population. Lord encounters an ongoing debate wrestling with the immediate need to protect the whales... More
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2002. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. WAS $28. Traces the lives of gray whales during their migrations between Alaska and Mexico, from their summer feeding grounds in the Bering Sea to winter birthing lagoons in Baja, examining their rich history including the conflict between..... More
New York: Grove Press, 2002. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. WAS $25 This is the inspiring story of a woman who has dedicated her life to providing refuge for chimpanzees in Africa--and some of the chimps who have become part of her family along the way. More