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Author
Publisher
Button Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
224 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
100 Endangered Species is a little book with a big ambition: to highlight 100 endangered species from around the world and the work being done to bring them back from the brink of extinction.--
Publisher
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file (3 minuites 38 seconds)) : digital, sound, color
Language
English
Description
Black-footed ferret, a keystone species, release after an intense breeding program to bring the species back from the brink of extinction. Landowners who allow the ferrets to be released on their land make releases possible. As the ferrets hunt prairie dogs, releasing the ferrets help bring the grassland system back into harmony.
Author
Language
English
Description
This guide to falconry dates to mid-19th century Britain, and explains both the history and practical elements of using birds of prey to hunt wild animals. Raising and training intelligent birds of prey to hunt animals was popular in Europe from the Middle Ages onward. Over the centuries, techniques and practices were refined, with the peculiarities of the various birds used - be they peregrine falcons, goshawks, sparrow-hawks or otherwise - investigated...
Author
Language
English
Description
After returning from an expedition to India and Africa herpetologist Will Thacker continues his quest for exotic animals. His concern for the endangered Orinoco crocodile takes him to Venezuela to study these prehistoric reptiles and to collect juveniles of the species to help start breeding programs at zoos in the United States.
Will is accompanied on his journey by Dr. Joann McVay, the British biologist he met in India at the Sundarban
...6) Solar bear
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Journey with a solar bear who shines a light on the endangered species around the world, from 'ivory tusks and rhino's horn to tiny turtles not yet born' and 'pangolins with pinecone scales to orangutans and humpback whales.' Soon the reader is asked to join the cause with their own mighty roar in this hopeful love letter to planet Earth and those who inhabit it"--
Author
Language
English
Description
What's to be done when only three spotted owls are left in Canada's wild? When wolves eat endangered caribou, cormorants kill rare trees, and housing developments threaten a tiny frog?
Environmental journalist Sarah Cox has witnessed what happens when we drive species to the brink of extinction. In Signs of Life, she tags along with the Canadian military, Indigenous guardians, biologists, conservationists, and ordinary people who are racing to save...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Anger Alchemy: Transmuting Fury into Liberation" is a transformative guidebook that offers readers a profound journey towards understanding, harnessing, and ultimately liberating the powerful force of anger within themselves. Authored by renowned psychologist and spiritual teacher, Dr. Maya Santiago, this book delves deep into the intricate dynamics of anger, presenting it not as a destructive force, but as a catalyst for personal growth and empowerment.Through...
Author
Language
English
Description
A look at the natural history, biology, and conservation issues faced by cranes in North America, featuring beautiful photos.
Accompanied by the stunning photography of Thomas D. Mangelsen, A Chorus of Cranes details the natural history, biology, and conservation issues surrounding the abundant sandhill crane and the endangered whooping crane in North America. Author Paul A. Johnsgard, one of the leading authorities on cranes and crane biology, describes...
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