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Books on Wildlife and Biodiversity
"In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught."
Baba Dioum, Senegalese Conservationist
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The Empty Ocean by Richard Ellis From codfish to tuna, and sea turtles to seals, entire populations of marine creatures are being driven to the brink of extinctions. In this alarming, yet hopeful book, acclaimed author and artist Richard Ellis ventures from the depths of the Chesapeake Bay to the bustling aisles of Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market and beyond to reveal the way the hunting, fishing and collecting of acquatic animals is rapidly emptying the ocean of its inhabitants. Click here to purchase this book online |
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The Diversity of Life by E.O.Wilson In this book a master scientist tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. E.O. Wilson eloquently describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diversity today is beyond the scope of anything we have known before. In an extensive new foreword for this edition, Professor Wilson addresses the explosion of the field of conservation biology and takes a clear-eyed look at the work still to be done. Click here to purchase this book online |
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The Future of Life by E.O.Wilson Our world is far richer than previously conceived, yet so ravaged by human activity that half its species could be gone by the end of the 21st century. These two contrasting themes - unexpected magnificence and underestimated peril - have originated since the 1980s. In this book, scientist E.O. Wilson describes exactly what treasures of the natural world we are about to lose forever and what we can do right now to save them. Click here to purchase this book online |
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The End of Nature by Bill McKibben For centuries, mankind has taken nature for granted, treating it as invincible and as a wilderness apart from man. In The End of Nature, Bill McKibben argues passionately that if the world is to survive, we have to rethink this relationship. For this new edition, McKibben has updated all the statistical information and written a new introduction which sets out how much has changed - both for better and for worse - in the last fifteen years. Click here to purchase this book online |
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Care of Australian Wildlife by Erna Walraven Even Australians in the heart of cities have frequent encounters with wildlife and we are increasingly aware of how difficult it is for these animals to survive in our modified landscape. The book takes us into the world of various native animals, be they birds, lizards, frogs or mammals explaining their needs for shelter and food but it also instructs us how to safely and hygienically catch, handle and transport injured animals, how to feed them, house them, rehabilitate them and when and where to release them. Click here to purchase this book online |
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Bird - The Definitive Visual Guide From hummingbirds weighing less than a coin to monkey-eating eagles this is a unique celebration of birds, photographed and studied in their natural environments around the world. Explore the complete bird story: from their origins to bird watching locations, with up-to-date information on flight, anatomy, feeding, communication, breeding, habitat, migrations and life cycles. Click here to purchase this book online |
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Caring for Australian Native Birds - Rehabilitation, Housing, Release by Heather Parsons How do you capture a bird that has flown into your house? What should you do if your dog mauls a bird? How do you care for an orphaned owl? Caring for Australian Native Birds is concerned not only with injured and orphaned birds but with all birds that have to live with encroaching development. Heather Parsons' essential handbook for the care and rehabilitation of native birds has been completely revised and updated. Click here to purchase this book online |
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Feral Future: The Untold Story of Australia's Exotic Invaders by Tim Low In this groundbreaking, highly acclaimed book, biologist Tim Low charts the story of the biological invasion of Australia. Tapping a rich vein of scientific data, fascinating stories and personal experience, he argues convincingly that bio-invasion poses a threat more ominous than greenhouse gases, industrial pollution and ozone depletion. Click here to purchase this book online |
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Koala - A Historical Biography by Ann Moyal This book surveys the koala’s fascinating history, its evolutionary survival in Australia for over 30 million years, its strikingly adaptive physiognomy, its private life, and the strong cultural impact it has had through its rich fertilisation of Australian literature. The work also focuses on the complex problems of Australia’s national wildlife and conservation policies and the challenges surrounding the environmental, economic and social questions concerning koala management. Click here to purchase this book online |
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The Complete Field Guide to Stick and Leaf Insects in Australia by Paul Brock and Jack Hasenpusch Australia has a rich diversity of phasmids—otherwise known as stick and leaf insects. This is the first book on Australian phasmids for nearly 200 years. It includes photographs and distribution maps for all species, notes on their ecology and biology as well as identification keys suitable for novices or professionals. Click here to purchase this book online |
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The New Nature: Winners and Losers in Wild Australia by Tim Low Forget about wilderness, Tim Low says – nature lives here in our cities and gardens, exploiting everything we do, forging new connections with us. Endangered species are turning up in industrial zones. In our forests, native pests, including lyrebirds and rainforest trees, are now a force to reckon with. Sheep are being kept in some national parks to save rare birds and plants. We need to know why. Click here to purchase this book online |
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Under the Sea-Wind by Rachael Carson Celebrating the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, Under the Sea-Wind-Rachel Carson's first book and her personal favourite – is the early masterwork of one of America's greatest nature writers. Evoking the special mystery and beauty of the shore and the open sea-its limitless vistas and twilight depths-Carson's astonishingly intimate, unforgettable portrait captures the delicate negotiations of an ingeniously calibrated ecology. Click here to purchase this book online |
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