Kategoria BISAC: Nature >> Animals - General

Ohio was once covered by a thick forest and populated by a great variety of animals, but the first blows of settlers' axes heralded cataclysmic changes. By 1900 only about 15 percent of the state remained tree-covered. The effects of settlement upon native animal species varied widely, and the fortunes of many have risen and fallen more than once.

Large predators such as wolves, panthers, and bears disappeared early, as did big herbivores such as bison and elk. Hunters and trappers drove many furbearers out of existence, though wildlife managers have successfully reintroduced beaver...

This lively roundup of twenty essays gives an account of more than twenty of the varied species of mammals, birds, insects, fish, reptiles, and amphibians residing in New Mexico and the Southwest. Covered here are bats, bears, burros, burrowing owls, centipedes, cicadas, cougars, coyotes, cranes, cutthroat trout, elk, gila monsters, jackrabbits, horny toads, prairie dogs, rattlesnakes, roadrunners, scorpions, tarantulas, and turkey vultures. These anecdote-filled essays with plentiful photographs will appeal to readers young and old.

. Number of species included is increased from 6300 to over 8700, about 85% of the world s birds

. Better data for many of the species included in the first edition an exhaustive compilation of new data published from 1992 through 2007

. More comprehensive coverage of Latin America, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and more coverage of research published in non-English language journals

In 1992 the CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses broke new ground by providing a compilation of body masses for 6300 species, about two-thirds of the world s...

Sugar Gliders

By Peggy Brewer

Sugar Gliders: Living with and Caring for has all the latest information on Sugar Gliders, their well being and care.

The book contains sections covering diet, health and housing along with chapters covering Self Mutilation and Hand Feeding Rejected joeys.

The information in this book will help you maintain a healthy and happy life for your marsupial pet.