Conservation of Wildlife & Habitats

Breeding on remote ocean islands and spending much of its life foraging for food across vast stretches of seemingly empty seas, the albatross remai...

Left in the wild, Billie the elephant would have spent her life surrounded by her family, free to wander the jungles of Asia. Instead, she was capt...

'A beautiful book' - Tristan Gooley'A splendid book - lively, affectionately observed, capturing the extraordinary range and variety of the Parks a...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD ...

LONGLISTED FOR THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES AWARDA WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023Footprints in the Woods is John Lis...

Our future is closely tied to that of the variety of life on Earth, and yet there is no greater threat to it than us. From population explosions an...

The Canadian Environment in Political Context uses a non-technical approach to introduce environmental politics to undergraduate readers. The secon...

At the 2019 UN climate change conference, activists and delegates from groups representing Indigenous, youth, women, and labour rights were among t...

Despite sporadic news coverage of extreme weather events, high-level climate change diplomacy, special UN days of celebration, and popular media re...

With melting ice caps in the Arctic causing catastrophic environmental issues, its hard to believe that weve had to spend so much time convincing e...

Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty examines the beginning of Canadas aerial war against forest insects and how a tiny handful of officials came t...

*Levison Wood's documentary series on WALKING WITH ELEPHANTS is available to watch now on Channel 4*This book comes at a critical time. Fifty years...

'If you ever doubted that you can help change the world, READ THIS BOOK.' CAROLINE LUCAS 'The greatest existential crisis we face distilled into th...

Despite recent efforts, agricultural production continues to threaten biodiversity, disrupt delivery of key ecosystem services and contribute to cl...

An expansive and detailed review of the biology of Caribbean amphibians, considering their threats, conservation and outlook in a changing world. A...

Wind farms are an essential component of global renewable energy policy and the action to limit the effects of climate change. There is, however, c...

This fifth volume of State of the Apes brings together original research and analysis with topical case studies and emerging best practice to furth...

This fifth volume of State of the Apes brings together original research and analysis with topical case studies and emerging best practice to furth...

Amphibian species around the world are unusually vulnerable to a variety of threats, by no means all of which are properly understood. Volume 11 in...

Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a major role in regulating the global climate. They sup...

A practical guide to the management of habitat for invertebrates. Many invertebrates are highly specialised creatures with very precise habitat re...

Following the destruction of 95% of meadows during the twentieth century, there is an urgent need to understand what little unspoiled habitat remai...

The incredible story of the creation of a continentour continent from the acclaimed author of The Last Volcano and Mask of the Sun.Exuberant.  Dvor...

This volume is the first scholarly book on the antelope that dominate the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. It presents a synthesi...

Shortlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation Sophie writes fantastically, chronicling the most important issues ...

This book explores the emergence of engineered wildlife road crossing structures known as wildlife crossings in eastern Australia. Concepts such as...

Uncharted Waters is an invitation to explore the many ways WATER can teach you important life lessons about embracing change, facing challenges, fi...

A creative, narrative approach to environmental destruction in urban waterscapes, focusing on neighborhood activists who pressure their governments...

Shortlisted for the Lakeland Book of the Year Firths and estuaries are liminal places, where land meets sea and tides meet freshwater. Their uniqu...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON GLOBAL CONSERVATION 'Pilcher is both very funny and very, very clever.' Gillian Burke 'Richly...

Humans and nonhuman animals engage with each other in a multitude of fascinating ways. They have always done so, motivated by both necessity and ch...

'Inspirational' Professor Alice Roberts 'Engrossing' Professor Ben GarrodThe enthralling coming-of-age story of wildlife presenter and scientist R...

'Intensely readable, poetic, truthful, wise and wonderful.' STEPHEN FRY 'An extraordinary book.' SUNDAY TIMES Struggling to comprehend the shockin...

Shortlisted for the 2023 Highland Book Prize Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening Sunday Ti...

Drawing together the evidence of archaeology, palaeoecology, climate history and the historical record, this first environmental history of Scotlan...

The jaguar is one of the most mysterious and least-known big cats of the world. The largest cat in the Americas, it has survived an onslaught of en...

Das Buch verfolgt die bewegte Geschichte des Landesbunds von seinen Anfängen als »Staatlich autorisierte Kommission für Vogelschutz im königlichen ...

An engaging blend of conservation stories and humorous, personal anecdotes from Philippa Forrester about women who, like her, choose to live and wo...

The second edition of this widely cited textbook continues to provide a concise but comprehensive introduction to cave and subterranean biology, de...

Today, 55% of the world's human population lives in urban areas. By 2030, up to 90% of the global human population will live in cities and the glob...

Elephant tourism is a growing activity in many countries across Asia and Africa and is popular with tourists from all parts of the world. Elephant ...