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Author
Publisher
Wild Resource Conservation Fund
Pub. Date
[s.d.]
Physical Desc
161 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides a look at backyard wildlife habitat for Pennsylvania with ideas for creating habitat beyond bird feeders and fence rows, whether dealing with a small back yard or larger land area.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Injured by a passing motorboat, a pregnant manatee is rescued and taken to an aquarium to recover and have her baby in a safe environment.
4) Black Hills
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Language
English
Formats
Description
Childhood sweethearts Cooper Sullivan and Lil Chance are reunited when Coop leaves New York to assist his aging grandparents on their South Dakota ranch, but Coop must come to Lil's aid when the unsolved killing of a hiker is linked to vandalism at Lil's wildlife refuge.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
199 pages
Language
English
Description
Birds, Beasts and Bedlam recounts the adventures of farmer-turned-rewilder Derek Gow, who is saving Britain's much-loved but dangerously threatened species, from the water vole to beaver, wildcat to white stork, and tree frog to glow worm. Derek tells us all about the realities of rewilding; how he reared delicate roe deer and a sofa-loving wild boar piglet, moved a raging bison bull across the country, got bitten by a Scottish wildcat, returned honking...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"When acclaimed naturalist Sy Montgomery and wildlife artist Matt Patterson arrive at Turtle Rescue League, they are greeted by hundreds of turtles recovering from injury and illness. Endangered by cars and highways, pollution and poachers, these turtles--with wounds so severe that even veterinarians would have dismissed them as fatal--are given a second chance at life. The League's founders, Natasha and Alexxia, live by one motto: Never give up on...
Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
c2017
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
223 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes...
Author
Publisher
Lark Photography Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
208 p. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Experience what it's like to photograph a variety of wildlife subjects at diverse locations around the world. Accompanying the images are the stories behind them, including the obstacles, equipment, and techniques involved in creating this dynamic body of work.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett encounters bad behavior on his own turf--only to have the FBI and the DOJ ask him to stand down--in the thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author C.J. Box. The good news is that Joe Pickett has his job back, after his last adventure in The Disappeared. The bad news is that hes come to learn that a drone is killing wildlife--and the drone belongs to a mysterious and wealthy man whose son is dating...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A vibrant history of the modern conservation movement-told through the lives and ideas of the people who built it. In the late nineteenth century, as humans came to realize that our rapidly industrializing and globalizing societies were driving other animal species to extinction, a movement to protect and conserve them was born. In Beloved Beasts, acclaimed science journalist Michelle Nijhuis traces the movement's history: from early battles to save...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
560 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The Book of Wilding is a handbook for how we can all help restore nature. It is ambitious, visionary and pragmatic. The book has grown out of Isabella and Charlie's mission to help rewild Britain, Europe and the rest of the world by sharing knowledge from their pioneering project at Knepp in Sussex. It is inspired by the requests they receive from people wanting to learn how to rewild everything from unprofitable farms, landed estates and rivers,...
18) Lifesize ocean
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses various ocean animals from the smallest such as copepods and pygmy seahorses to some of the largest such as the giant Pacific octopus and the blue whale. Includes efforts of groups that focus on saving endangered ocean animals.