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Spooky, nocturnal creatures heavily associated with vampires and witchcraft, bats are the only true flying mammal. With 17 different species across the UK, bats are crucial to insect control and pol……続きを見る

Aldo Leopold's classic work A Sand County Almanac is widely regarded as one of the most influential conservation books of all time. In it, Leopold sets forth an eloquent plea for the development of ……続きを見る

Begun in 1941 as an outgrowth of Friends of the Land, the journal The Land was an attempt by editor Russell Lord to counteract -- through education, information, and inspiration -- the rampant abuse……続きを見る

The engaging writings gathered in this new book explore an important but little-publicized movement in American culture -- the marked resurgence of agrarian practices and values in rural areas, subu……続きを見る

A World Between Waves is a collection of essays on the natural history of Hawaii by some of America's most renowned writers. It is a testament to the biological and geological wealth of this unique ……続きを見る

When the first field study of the Florida panther took place in 1973, so little was known about the animal that many scientists believed it was already extinct. During more extensive research conduc……続きを見る

John Wesley Powell was an American original. He was the last of the nation's great continental explorers and the first of a new breed of public servant: part scientist, part social reformer, part in……続きを見る

During the summer of 2000, Americans from coast to coast witnessed the worst fire season in recorded history. Daily news reports brought dramatic images of vast swaths of land going up in smoke, fro……続きを見る

In Bring Back the Buffalo!, Ernest Callenbach argues that the return of the bison is the key to a sustainable future for the Great Plains. Vast stretches of the region have seen a steady decline in ……続きを見る

A Natural History of Nature Writing is a penetrating overview of the origins and development of a uniquely American literature. Essayist and poet Frank Stewart describes in rich and compelling prose……続きを見る

The prairie dog is a colonial, keystone species of the grassland ecosystem of western North America. Myriad animals regularly visit colony-sites to feed on the grass there, to use the burrows for sh……続きを見る

Ian L. McHarg's landmark book Design with Nature changed the face of landscape architecture and planning by promoting the idea that the design of human settlements should be based on ecological prin……続きを見る

The new edition of the Field Guide to Illinois Mammals is a pocket-sized handbook on the state’s sixty-one species. Joyce Hofmann provides entries with extensive physical descriptions, and informati……続きを見る

Entdecken Sie das Leben aus der Perspektive der faszinierendsten Bewohner unserer Wälder und Felder. In diesen einfühlsamen und meisterhaft erzählten Tiergeschichten werden die Instinkte, Überlebens……続きを見る

Otter? Otter? OTTER! That elusive shadow, that fleeting glimpse, that sleek and slender form disappearing beneath the surface of the water. It is one hundred years since Henry Williamson wrote Tarka……続きを見る

Dans la chaîne alimentaire marine, l’orque occupe le sommet de la pyramide. Faussement assimilée à une baleine tueuse, elle a longtemps été réduite à un prédateur redoutable. Cette réputation est co……続きを見る

Does your dog steal anything that's not nailed down? Learn how you can • leave food on the table • forget shoes and toys on the floor • know your rubbish is safe in the bin - without having to mount……続きを見る

Does your dog go deaf as soon as you take the lead off? Wouldn't you love to have your dog spin on a sixpence and race back to you when you call stop panicking when your dog sees another dog or a s……続きを見る

Is your dog pulling your arm out of its socket? Learn how to build a fervent desire in your dog to walk nicely beside you enjoy walks with your dog, rather than behind him do it all without any tri……続きを見る

A sweeping and fascinating history of cat-human relationships. For more than 10,000 years, cats have prowled at the edges of human life. But, starting only a few decades ago, hundreds of millions of……続きを見る

Identify mammals throughout the Midwest with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by family and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information. Whether you happen upon an animal track o……続きを見る

How do we know that mammals lived alongside the dinosaurs? What proves that whales evolved from four-legged land animals and are related to hippos? Did hunting by humans or climate change cause the ……続きを見る