RSPB Spotlight Osprey by Tim Mackrill
Category: Natural History
A hunting Osprey is one of the great sights of the natural world, and its fishing prowess is admired and revered around the globe. However, its penchant for taking fish from trout ponds resulted in a drastic decline in the UK with the species wiped out by human persecution and habitat loss.Thanks to con ...Show more
Fowl Play: A History of the Chicken from Dinosaur to Dinner Plate by Sally Coulthard
Category: Natural History
From dinosaur to dinner plate, Sally Coulthard tells the fascinating - and sometimes shocking - story of the domestic chicken. The chicken can fly only a few metres but - somehow - this unlikely evolutionary descendant of Tyrannosaurus Rex has conquered the world. Earth is now home to more than twenty ...Show more
New Guinea - Nature and Culture of Earth's Grandest Island by Bruce M. Beehler; Tim Laman
Category: Natural History
An enthralling exploration of the biologically richest island on Earth, featuring more than 200 spectacular color images by award-winning National Geographic photographer Tim Laman In this beautiful book, Bruce Beehler, a renowned author and expert on New Guinea, and award-winning National Geographic p ...Show more
Hope in Hell - Confronting the Climate Emergency by Jonathon Porritt
Category: Natural History
'Brave and unflinching in setting out the reality of the hell towards which we're headed, but even more urgent, passionate and compelling about the grounds for hope if we change course fast enough, Hope in Hell is a powerful call to arms from one of Britain's most eloquent and trusted campaigners.' Caro ...Show more