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Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 1: Carnivores
Edited by Don E Wilson and Russell A Mittermeier This eagerly anticipated first volume in the landmark series deals with the following families: .... 600 pages, hardcover | 2009 | £149.99 | approx. $224/€168
Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands
Stewart McPherson The tablelands of the Guiana Highlands are among the most spectacular yet least explored mountains of our world. Each is an immense sandstone plateau known locally as a `tepui' .... 385 pages, col photos. hardcover | 2008 | £29.99 | approx. $45/€34 |
Trees of Britain and Northern Europe
Alan Mitchell and John Wilkinson Standard guide to the identification of all tree species found in Britain and northern Europe. Showing leaf, bud, flower, fruit and bark detail as well as views of the entire .... 288 pages, 1500 col illus. softcover | 2009 | £11.99 | approx. $18/€14 (reduced from £14.99)
Wild France
The Animals, Plants and Landscapes Bob Gibbons France boasts an amazing diversity of habitats and wildlife, from Ibex and Chamois scaling the cliff faces of the Alps and colonies of Puffins and Gannets on the rugged .... 176 pages, colour photos, maps. hardcover | 2009 | £28.49 | approx. $43/€32 (reduced from £29.99) |
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A Guide to the Wildlife Tony Soper and Dafila Scott A superbly illustrated and attractive new edition of this traveller's companion to the wildlife of the Antarctic wilderness. Dafila Scott's illustrations provide the perfect .... |
160 pages | Col & b/w illus, maps, photos | Bradt |
Bradt Wildlife Guide: Central and Eastern European Wildlife A Visitor's Guide Gerard Gorman The wildlife of central and eastern Europe is one of the unexpected attractions of a region best known for its cultural assets: relatively few visitors are aware of the .... |
176 pages | colour photos, maps | Bradt |
Bradt Wildlife Guides: Chinese Wildlife A Visitor's Guide Martin Walters and Heather Angel China is home to a remarkable variety of unusual wildlife, many of which are rare and threatened species under conservation. This new wildlife guide provides a colourful .... |
208 pages | Colour photos, maps | Bradt |
Bradt Wildlife Guides: East African Wildlife
Philip Briggs The wildlife of east Africa is the major visitor attraction of this region, thanks to the legendary game reserves of Serengeti and the Maasai Mara. This new guide provides a .... |
288 pages | col. photos, maps | Bradt |
A Visitor's Guide Nick Garbutt, Hilary Bradt and Derek Schuurman Beautifully illustrated with full-colour photographs throughout, Madagascar Wildlife is a celebration of the unique fauna of a remarkable island. Featuring over 250 species - .... |
171 pages | colour photos | Bradt |
Julian Fitter Full colour throughout, New Zealand Wildlife provides a comprehensive overview of the natural history of the country's archipelago. Famous for its flightless birds such as .... |
188 pages | Col photos, maps | Bradt |
Bradt Wildlife Guide: Wildlife of the North Atlantic A Cruising Guide Tony Soper and Dan Powell Illustrated throughout with watercolour paintings by renowned wildlife artist Dan Powell. This full-colour guide covers the surface wildlife that inhabits the waters of .... |
176 pages | colour illustrations, map | Bradt |
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British Butterflies - An Interactive Guide
Covers all 61 species that regularly occur in Britain and Ireland. .... |
BirdGuides DVD-ROM | 2008 |
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£39.09 approx. $59/€44
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The Most Complete Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe Tom Tolman and Richard Lewington This classic guide to the butterflies of Britain and northern Europe enters its third edition as part of the authoritative `Collins Guide' series. .... |
400 pages | 2000 colour illus, distribution maps | Harper Collins Hbk | 2008 |
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Paul Sterry Ever wanted to know if it's a great tit, or a blue tit, a rabbit or a hare, a cowslip or an oxlip? .... |
484 pages | Col illus throughout | Harper Collins |
David Streeter This brand-new field guide to the flowers of northern Europe is the most complete single-volume guide ever published. Featuring all flowering plants, including grasses, .... |
576 pages | 1400 col illus | Harper Collins Hbk | 2009 |
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Bernard Skinner With additional and updated text, the third edition of the renowned guide to British macro lepidoptera contains two new plates of additional species plus a further group of .... |
325 pages | 50 col plates, illus | Apollo |
Michael Scott Collins Scottish Wild Flowers is the ideal guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn about the fascinating wealth of wild flowers that can be .... |
256 pages | colour illus | Harper Collins |
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Vivek Menon India has a rich mammal fauna including elephants, rhinos and the much sought-after tiger, but there are many other species to be found there,many of them more conspicuous .... |
200 pages | colour photos, distrib maps | Christopher Helm Pbk | R/P 06/2009 |
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Fiona A Reid This is the only field guide to provide comprehensive coverage of the mammals of Central America and southeast Mexico. .... |
384 pages | 52 colour halftones, 435 line illustrations | OUP |
Mike Toms, Ian Wilson and Barley Wilson This new book brings together the expertise of garden designers Ian and Barley Wilson (Natural Gardens) with that of the British Trust for Ornithology to produce the .... |
96 pages | Col photos, illus | BTO |
Globetrotter Wildlife Guide Brazil
John Malathronas This exciting guide aims to inspire and help travellers to plan and enjoy tours in Brazil's finest wildlife reserves. In addition to offering advice on planning your trip .... |
160 pages | Col photos, maps | New Holland Pbk | 2008 |
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Globetrotter Wildlife Guide Costa Rica
Rowland Mead This exciting guide aims to inspire and help travellers to plan and enjoy tours in Costa Rica's finest wildlife reserves. In addition to offering advice on planning your trip .... |
160 pages | Col photos, maps | New Holland Pbk | 2008 |
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Globetrotter Wildlife Guide Malaysia
Helen Oon This exciting guide aims to inspire and help travellers to plan and enjoy tours in Malaysia's finest wildlife reserves. In addition to offering advice on planning your .... |
160 pages | Col photos, maps | New Holland |
Richard Lewington A superb new guide to the full range of wildlife in your garden. From blue tits to bumblebees and hedgehogs to hawkmoths, this guide has got it covered. Illustrated by .... |
208 pages | more than 900 illustrations, line drawings & col photos | British Wildlife Publishing |
A Guide to the Mammals of China
Edited by Andrew T Smith and Yan Xie China's stunning diversity of natural habitats - from parched deserts to lush tropical forests - is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species. "A Guide to the .... |
576 pages | 83 colour illus., 572 maps | Princeton UP |
Edited by Don E Wilson and Russell A Mittermeier This eagerly anticipated first volume in the landmark series deals with the following families: .... |
600 pages | Lynx Hbk | 2009 |
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£149.99 approx. $224/€168
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Key to the Identification of British Centipedes
AD Barber This identification guide should enable non-specialists to identity the 57 species of centipede found on the island of Britain, including 7 species known only from .... |
96 pages | Illus, col photos | FSC |
Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands
Stewart McPherson The tablelands of the Guiana Highlands are among the most spectacular yet least explored mountains of our world. Each is an immense sandstone plateau known locally as a `tepui' .... |
385 pages | Col photos | Red Fern Natural History |
Edited by Steve Van Dyck and Ronald Strahan Written in an accessible style, the book provides an account of every species of native mammal known to have existed in Australia since European Settlement; 389 in total. .... |
887 pages | 477 col photos, 383 distribution maps | New Holland Hbk | 2008 |
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Handbook, 4th edition Edited by Stephen Harris and Derek W Yalden New edition of the Handbook of British Mammals, the definitive handbook for the study of British mammals. The text covers appearance, distribution, ecology and .... |
800 pages | Colour figures, colour photos, tables, distribution maps | Mammal Society |
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Axel Kwet This comprehensive photographic field guide covers nearly 200 species and subspecies of European reptiles and amphibians, including all those that occur in Britain. It is .... |
252 pages | 400 colour photos | New Holland Hbk | NYP 06/2009 |
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A Field and Site Guide Anne Harrap and Simon Harrap Orchids have long held a fascination, both for keen botanists and the general public. From the mania of Victorian collectors to the enthusiasm of modern photographers, this .... |
480 pages | 370 col photos, maps | Christopher Helm Pbk | 2005 |
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The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic 1 Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia Roberto Sindaco and Valery K Jeremcenko This book shows a comprehensive picture of the reptiles, excluding snakes, living in Europe, North Africa, Middle and Near East and Central Asia. .... |
579 pages | B/w & col photos, figs, maps, illus | Belvedere |
Richard Peirce Sharks in British Seas is the first book in 17 years to deal with sharks off the coast of the British Isles. Shark sightings are on the increase in recent years, .... |
138 pages | colour illus, line drawings, col & b/w photos | Shark Cornwall |
Blue Sharks, Threshers, Porbeagles, Basking Sharks and Others Richard Peirce and Simon Spear This is the first film to be made about the top predators with whom we share our seas. Names like Blue Shark, Thresher, Great White, Porbeagle, Basking shark and a host of .... |
Running Time: 75 Minutes | Elasmo Films |
Threatened Amphibians of the World
Edited by S Stuart, M Hoffmann, J Chanson, N Cox, R Berridge, P Ramani and B Young Amphibians are facing an extinction crisis, but getting to the facts has been difficult. Threatened Amphibians of the World is a visual journey through the first-ever .... |
758 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Lynx |
Traveller's Wildlife Guides: Thailand
David L Pearson and Les Beletsky Thailand holds a special place in the minds of the world's nature-lovers as a paradise of splendid tropical forests, untrammelled ocean beaches, and spectacular underwater .... |
472 pages | colour illus, photos | Arris Books |
Alan Mitchell and John Wilkinson Standard guide to the identification of all tree species found in Britain and northern Europe. Showing leaf, bud, flower, fruit and bark detail as well as views of the entire .... |
288 pages | 1500 col illus | A & C Black Pbk | 2009 |
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The Survival of Africa's First National Park Marc Languy and Emmanuel de Merode Under the leadership of Marc Languy and Emmanuel de Merode, 36 conservationists describe the past and present efforts to protect Virunga, Africa's first National Park. With over .... |
350 pages | 240 color photographs, 60 maps and 45 graphs | Lannoo |
A Month by Month Guide to the UK's Best Wildlife Experiences Edited by Louise Abbott et al This work offers information on Britain's most spectacular locations and when to visit them. Discover the best of Britain's rich and diverse natural heritage, and enjoy the .... |
336 pages | Col illus throughout | Dorling Kindersley Hbk | 2009 |
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With splendour, scale and romance, Wild China lifts the veil on the world's most enigmatic and magnificent country, delving into its vibrant habitats to reveal a land of .... |
2 DVD set, running time: 350 minutes | BBC Video DVD (Region 2) | 2008 |
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The Animals, Plants and Landscapes Bob Gibbons France boasts an amazing diversity of habitats and wildlife, from Ibex and Chamois scaling the cliff faces of the Alps and colonies of Puffins and Gannets on the rugged .... |
176 pages | colour photos, maps | New Holland Hbk | 2009 |
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Continental Chile, Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago Sharon Chester This is the first comprehensive English-language field guide to the wildlife of Chile and its territories - Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, .... |
391 pages | 120 colour plates, maps | A & C Black Pbk | 2008 |
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Edited by Nicholas Hammond Offers a wealth of information on identifying nearly 400 of the most commonly encountered garden wildlife species in Britain and Northern Europe. Grouped into .... |
128 pages | Col illus | New Holland Pbk | 2008 |
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