Kategoria BISAC: Nature >> Animals - Wildlife

"An indispensable handbook for resource managers who care about the fate of Florida s wildlife."-- Clay Henderson, president emeritus, Florida Audubon Society

"Everyone interested in the conservation of Florida s unique biota, especially those actively involved with land management planning, should keep a copy of this book within arm s reach."-- George W. Tanner, University of Florida

Conservation and management of Florida s vulnerable wildlife and their habitat has been of great concern for decades, and Florida s Fragile Wildlife is a primer for natural resource...

The Eastern corridor of the United States may be notorious for overdevelopment, but Curtis J. Badger offers a challenge in his The Wild Coast: Exploring the Natural Attractions of the Mid-Atlantic: get off the highway and go see what the mid-Atlantic states have to offer. A companion to both Virginia's Wild Side and A Naturalist's Guide to the Virginia Coast, this new volume takes the reader on more than two dozen frequently surprising excursions through five mid-Atlantic states, offering detailed adventures for travelers wishing to explore the undeveloped territory of the...

Warblers, wolves, and whirligig beetles the creatures of thecanoecountrywilderness come alive in"CanoeCountryWildlife."In this read-aloud treasure, Sparky Stensaas, naturalist and storyteller, intrigues you with his tales of encounters with the forest inhabitants from tiny toads to majestic moose.

"CanoeCountryWildlife, "a friendly field guide, introduces you to thewildlifeyou are most likely to see as you travel in the North Woods. It describes these creatures and their habits accurately so you ll know where and when to look for them. Detailed line drawings illustrate each animal...

This guide to common and unique plants found in forests of the Southeast thoroughly covers 330 species of forbs (herbaceous plants), grasses, vines, and shrubs, with a special emphasis on the plants role in wildlife sustenance. Packed with detailed color photographs, the book is a must-have for forest landowners, game and wildlife managers, biologists, outdoors enthusiasts, students--anyone with an interest in the intricate and often unexpected interrelationships between the flora and fauna of our region s forests.

Features: Descriptions of native and nonnative (exotic or invasive)...

This extraordinary, candid account of James Kilgo's African sojourn conveys the untamed beauty of the bush country with the attention of a seasoned naturalist and the wonder of a first-time visitor. With startling immediacy Kilgo recalls what Zambia's Luangwa River valley revealed to him: its voices, scents, textures, and, most meaningfully, colors. Hues like sienna, ochre, and umber forged a visceral link between the people, animals, and landscapes Kilgo encountered and the muted palette of ancient rock paintings in caves and overhangs across southern Africa.

Kilgo barely knew the man...

This original and wide-ranging work examines historical perceptions of nature in China and the relationship between insider and outsider, state and village, top-down conservation policy and community autonomy. After an introduction to the history of wildlife conservation and nature reserve management in China, the book places recent tiger conservation efforts in the context of a two-thousand-year gazetteer of tiger attacks--the longest running documentation of human-wildlife encounters for any region in the world. This record offers a unique perspective on the history of the tiger as a...

"A thoughtful examination of the machinery of extinction . . . By turns harrowing and elegiac, thrilling and informative." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

Three or four times an hour, eighty or more times a day, a unique species of plant or animal vanishes forever. And yet, every so often one of these lost species resurfaces. "Having adventures most of us can only dream about" (The Times-Picayune), Scott Weidensaul pursues stories of loss and recovery, of endurance against the odds, and of surprising resurrections.

This latest collaboration of Carolyn V. Platt and Gary Meszaros is a beautifully photographed book that explores Lake Erie and its effects on the birds that make this region their home.

Birds of the Lake Erie Region observes a year of weather changes and avian migrations--from the wintertime convergence of ducks and other waterbirds on the lake's last ice-free areas to the excitement of the raptor and shorebird migrations in the fall.

Expert or novice, birders and nature lovers will be moved by Platt's celebration of these birds and their habitat and by Meszaros's...