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  • Cat Wars

    The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

    by Chris Santella, Peter P. Marra ...
    Why our cats are a danger to species diversity and human healthIn 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand with a cat named Tibbles. In just over a year, the Stephens Island Wren, a rare bird endemic to the island, was rendered extinct. Mounting scientific evidence confirms what many conservationists have suspected for some time—that in the United ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves

    by Laurel Braitman ...
    ****“Science Friday” Summer Reading Pick****Discover magazine Top 5 Summer Reads****People magazine Best Summer Reads**“A lovely, big-hearted book…brimming with compassion and the tales of the many, many humans who devote their days to making animals well” (The New York Times).**Have you ever wondered if your dog might be a bit depressed? How about heartbroken or homesick? Animal Madness takes ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Winning Ways of Modern Pigeon Racing

    by Charles Lyons ...
    This vintage book contains an interesting and informative guide to breeding and raising winning racing pigeons, and includes information on feeding, training, rearing, breeding, common ailments and their prevention, and much more. Written in simple, plain language and full of invaluable tips and simple guidelines, this text is a must-have for both existing and prospective fanciers. It would make ... Read more

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  • Bird Conservation

    Global evidence for the effects of interventions

    by David R. Williams, Robert G. Pople, David A. Showler, Lynn V. Dicks, Matthew F. Child, Erasmus K.H.J. zu Ermgassen, William J. Sutherland ...
    Series Book 2 - Synopses of Conservation Evidence
    This book brings together scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of wild birds. The authors worked with an international group of bird experts and conservationists to develop a global list of interventions that could benefit wild birds.For each intervention, the book summarises studies captured by the Conservation Evidence project, where that intervention has ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • Sasol First Field Guide to Birds of Prey of Southern Africa

    by David Allan ...
    Series series Sasol First Field Guide
    Sasol First Field Guide to Birds of Prey of Southern Africa provides fascinating insight into the birdlife of the region. With the help of full-colour photo graphs and distribution maps, and easy-to-read text, the young adult and budding naturalist will be able to identify the more common birds of prey in southern Africa, discover where they live, and learn about their unique feeding and nesting ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

  • The Eurasian Beaver

    by Roisin Campbell-Palmer, Derek Gow, Robert Needham, Simon Jones, Frank Rosell ...
    The Eurasian beaver was near extinction at the start of the twentieth century, hunted across Europe for its fur, meat and castoreum. But now the beaver is on the brink of a comeback, with wild beaver populations, licensed and unlicensed, emerging all over Britain.As a keystone species, the beaver plays a vital role in the creation of sustainable wetland habitats through its damming activities, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Songs of Love and War

    The Dark Heart of Bird Behaviour

    by Mr Dominic Couzens ...
    A naturalist's journey to explore and understand the birds that fill the air with their music.The dawn chorus: a single voice cutting through the darkness heralds a breaking wave of sound at the very beginning of the day. It is an iconic natural phenomenon with many familiar performers, yet it is a mysterious event for which there is no complete explanation.A mass of starlings gathers at the end ... Read more

    $15.49 USD