Conservation of Wildlife & Habitats

This book investigates a vital and controversial question for conservation and rewilding in Britain and Ireland: could and should we learn to live ...

In her wise and elegant new book, Jane Goodall blends her experience in nature with her enthusiasm for botany to give readers a deeper understandin...

This book will help anyone understand the fun and adventures to be had working with these fascinating animals. Packed with insider information, it ...

Africas surviving rhinos are under serious threat. Poaching for their horns, massive extermination by sports hunters in the nineteenth and first ha...

Antarctic Whaling explores how British whalers came to claim so large a share of the whales taken from the Southern Ocean in the first half of the ...

The state of São Paulo, Brazil, is one of the most densely populated and developed areas in South America. Such development is evident both in term...

We hear about pieces of ice the size of continents breaking off of Antarctica, rapidly melting glaciers in the Himalayas, and ice sheets in the Arc...

An Introduction to the Amphibians of Ecuador is the first of four volumes, which are comprehensive, well-illustrated, and authoritative works, maki...

This guide aims to promote wider awareness of the rich heritage of England's water meadows. It is intended primarily for nature conservation group...

Michael Muller has carved a career out of impressive encounters. Famed for his portraits of the worlds most elite actors, musicians, and sports sta...

Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling an...

An absorbing celebration of the ecology, biology and cultural history of the rich hedgerow heritage in the British Isles.Much of the UK is intensiv...

When Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda was created in 1983, thousands lost their land and livelihoods. Three years later people reclaimed the land...

Rangeland ecosystems which include unimproved grasslands, shrublands, savannas and semi-deserts, support half of the worlds livestock, while also p...

In 2011, adventurer and conservationist John Davis Walked, cycled, skied, canoed, and kayaked on an epic 10-month, 7,600-mile journey that took him...

Changes in seasonal movements and population dynamics of migratory birds in response to ongoing changes resulting from global climate changes are a...

Because of the scope of conservation problems, biologists and managers often rely on 'surrogate' species to act as proxies to represent larger cons...

This book is an educational novella composed from diverse encounters of walking-with a glacier, offering the reader possibilities for wilding ecolo...

Protected areas are the most effective tool for conserving biodiversity. In addition to conserving natural values, these areas also increase nature...

The graphic novel adaptation of Peter Wohllebens international bestseller, with breathtaking illustrations and easy-to-follow text that will deligh...

Over the past decade, people have learned about oil contamination in the Ecuadorian Amazon through toxic tours in which a guide brings participants...

Wildlife professionals can more effectively manage species and social-ecological systems by fully considering the role that humans play in every st...

An Anthropogenic Table of Elements provides a contemporary rethinking of Dmitri Mendeleevs periodic table of elements, bringing together elemental ...

Are zoos an anachronism in the 21st century when we can watch animals from our couches in close-up in their natural habitat without worrying about ...

North American desertslands of little waterhave long been home to a surprising diversity of aquatic life, from fish to insects and mollusks. With E...