Sydney: UNSW Press, 2011. Octavo, colour and black and white illustrations, dustwrapper. In this illustrated book, Anita Albus recounts the sad histories of several extinct bird species, including the Passenger pigeon, the Carolina parakeet, and the Great auk. She gives a detailed account of six rare birds: the Hermit ibis... More about On rare birds
Washington DC: American Ornithologists Union, 1984. Octavo, softcover. More about Ecogeographical variation in size and proportions of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 1996. Octavo, paperback, maps, graphs. Examines the roles of science in resource management and policy making. More about The future of tropical savannas: an Australian perspective
London: Poyser, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about Birds and forestry
Chicago: Conservation International, 2002. Quarto, illustrations, paperback. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment # 23. Text in French and English. More about A biological assessment of the Reserve Naturelle Integrale d'Ankarafantisika, Madagascar
Gland: Cemex/IUCN, 2001. Large quarto, 256 colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. This publication combines awe-inspiring imagery with soild science and factual accounts. Drawing on the 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species, the world's most objective and authoritative inventory of species at risk of extinction, it describes the extinction... More about The Red Book: the extinction crisis face to face
London: Angus and Robertson, (1984. reprint). Octavo, photographs, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. Australian Natural Science Library. Every farmer should have a copy. More about Wildlife in the home paddock: nature conservation for Australian farmers
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 about Trading to extinction
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. Octavo, publisher's cloth, colour photographs. WAS $68. In this breathtakingly lovely book, Burt selects ninety of his most striking photographs. He also offers his reflections on the marshes he has visited, inviting his readers to come with him and become acquainted with this hidden... More about Marshes: the disappearing Edens
Chicago: Conservation International, 2002. Quarto, illustrations, paperback. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment # 19. Damaged copy. More about A biological assessment of the aquatic ecosystems of the Rio Paraguay Basin, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay
London: Newnes, 1961. Octavo, photographs, signature, bookplate, dustwrapper. More about Down the long wind: a study of bird migration
London: Hutchinson, (1974. first edition). Octavo, photographs, signature, dustwrapper. More about Wandering lands and animals
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 about Why big fierce animals are rare: an ecologist's perspective
Washington: Smithsonion Institution Press, 1988. Octavo, paperback. More about Birds to watch: the ICBP world check-list of threatened birds
Cambridge: International Council for Bird Preservation, 1989. Octavo, paperback, More about Disease and threatened birds
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white and colour illustrations. Remainder mark. Margins are by their very nature environmentally unstable - does it therefore follow that plant populations adapted for life in such areas will prove to be pre-adapted to withstand the changes that may be... More about Plants at the margin: ecological limits and climate change
London: Hutchinson and Co., [1931]. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's cloth, very good copy. More about How animals live
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979. Quarto, , fine copy in dustwrapper. The results of research efforts by seventeen scientists associated with Smithsonian Institution field projects in Panama and Venezuela are brought together in the papers in this volume. Includes papers on habitat, endemic mammals, primates, avifauna and larger reptiles. More about Vertebrate ecology in the northern Neotropics
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Octavo, text illustrations, 3bookplate, very good copy in dustwrapper. BIOMASS (Biological Investigation of Marine Antarctic Systems and Stocks) was a unique, large-scale, long term, international research programme established in 1977 to investigate the ecology of the Southern Ocean. More about Southern Ocean ecology: the BIOMASS perspective
New York: Harry N Abrams, 1979. Small folio, photographs by Kjell Sandved, very good copy in dustwrapper. More about Rain forests and cloud forests
London: Collins, 1978. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about The penitent butchers: seventy five years of wildlife conservation
Melbourne: Text Publishing, (2007. reprint). Octavo, colour photographs, paperback. New Edition. "Tim Flannery's account of North America from the end of the dinosaurs to the rise of Hollywood makes a thrilling, beautifully written story. It will fascinate Australians and Americans alike." Professor Jared Diamond. Also available in hardcover [stock id 15014]. More about The eternal frontier: an ecological history of North America and its peoples
Tring: British Trust for Ornithology, (1976. fourth edition). Octavo, wrappers, text illustrations, photographs. More about Nestboxes. Field guide 3
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 2007. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs. 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 about Intelligent courage: natural resource careers that make a difference
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. More about The fragile environment: the Darwin College lectures