Field Gd Butterflies of Australia: Their Life Histories and Larval Host Plants by Geoff Garry ; Walker Sankowsky
Category: Natural History
A comprehensive guide to the country's butterflies covering everything from the eye-catching Common Jezabel and Ulysses Butterfly, to the gigantic Cairns Birdwing, to the more cryptic Blues and Skippers. The key features that separate this book from all other butterfly field guides are firstly that all ...Show more
Climate Change for Dummies by John Kidder; Elizabeth May
Category: Natural History
Master the hottest--and most chilling--topic in the world today More and more frequent extreme weather events occur each year, and wildlife everywhere is increasingly endangered. Science fiction or science fact, most climate experts see this as our world on climate change--and, according to polls, a maj ...Show more
Saving the Reef: The human story behind one of Australia's greatest environmental treasures by Rohan Lloyd
Category: Natural History
While in the past Australians wrestled with what the Reef is, today they are struggling to reconcile what it will be ... To do this, we need to understand the Reef' s intertwining human story. The Great Barrier Reef has come to dominate Australian imaginations and global environmental politics. Saving t ...Show more
Parrot Conservation by Low Rosemary
Category: Natural History
One third of the world's nearly 400 species of parrots are threatened with extinction or already close to it. These include some of the most spectacular and iconic bird species on the planet, such as the Hyacinth Macaw from South America, the Kakapo from New Zealand and the Orange-bellied Parrot from Au ...Show more
Australian Geographic A Naturalist's Guide to the Lizards of Australia by Scott Eipper, Tyese Eipper
Category: Natural History | Series: Naturalists' Guides
Featuring 280 of Australia’s most beautiful, unusual and commonly encountered lizard species, this lavishly illustrated guide provides a thorough introduction to the land of the lizard. Featuring 280 of Australia’s most beautiful, unusual and commonly encountered lizard species, this lavishly illustrate ...Show more
Jungle Spirits by CHRISTIAN ZIEGLER
Category: Natural History | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
With their breathtaking range of flora and fauna, rain forests are veritable treasures in the world of wildlife. Photographed by the award-winning photojournalist and conservationist, Christian Ziegler, Jungle Spirits is an ode to the tropical splendor of the planet's most diverse ecosystems, while also ...Show more
Hold On!: Saving the Spotted Handfish by Gina M Newton
Category: Natural History
Age range 6 to 9 Have you ever seen a fish that could do a handstand?This is the story of a quirky and primitive little fish that is famous for two things: walking on its 'hands' (pectoral fins), and being the first marine fish anywhere in the word to be listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ...Show more
A Bird a Day by Dominic Couzens
Category: Natural History
The beauty and fascination of birds is unrivalled. Every day of the year, immerse yourself in their world with an entry from A Bird of Day, where Dominic Couzens offers an insight into everything from the humble Robin to Emperor Penguins, who are in the midst of Arctic storms protecting their young on 1 ...Show more
A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of China: Southeast China, Including Shanghai by Yong Ding Li
Category: Natural History
This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 bird species most commonly seen in Southeast China is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from the region's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distributi ...Show more
The 99th Koala by Kailas Wild
Category: Natural History
In last summer's devastating fires, Kangaroo Island lost half of its koala population, with many more left injured and starving. This is the inspiring and sometimes confronting story of someone who went to help and ended up a koala dad. When Kailas Wild - arborist by trade and conservationist at heart ...Show more
Slime: A Natural History by Susanne Wedlich
Category: Natural History
An original and revelatory exploration of the hidden world of slime - the substance upon which we and our world depend. Slime is an ambiguous thing. It exists somewhere between a solid and liquid. It inspires revulsion even while it compels our fascination. It is a both a vehicle for pathogens and the ...Show more
One Planet, One Health by Merrilyn Walton
Category: Natural History
• One Planet, One Health provides a multidisciplinary reflection on the state of our planet, human and animal health, as well as the critical effects of climate change on the environment and on people • Evidence-based and transdisciplinary, this book will be of great interest to health practitioner ...Show more