100 Years of Wildlife

Michael Bright

Ever since 1907, when a flickering film about birds enthralled a cinema audience, we've been fascinated by watching the natural world on film. Accompanying the BBC two-hour ....

Africa

Atlas of Our Changing Environment

UNEP

Increasing concern as to how human activities impact Africa's environment has led to documentation and quantification of the changes taking place. Through a combination of ....

Animal Tracks and Signs

Preben Bang and Preben Dahlstrom

This 2006 re-issue of this popular guide, with a foreword by Ray Mears, provides text and colour illustrations to identify over 200 animals that occur throughout North-West ....

Bradt Wildlife Guide: Madagascar Wildlife

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 - ....

The Buzz About Bees

Biology of a Superorganism

Jurgen Tautz

With beautiful colour photographs and an easy understandable text, The Buzz about Bees tells the story of honeybees in a new perspective. Based on the latest data, ....

Collins Traveller's Guide: Wildlife of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

David Hosking and Martin Withers

The perfect companion for the safari enthusiast, this complete traveller's guide to the wildlife of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda features 475 species of bird, mammal, snake, ....

Dragonflies

Philip Corbet and Stephen Brooks

Dragonflies are among the most ancient of living creatures - few insect groups fascinate as much or are more immediately recognisable. ....

A Field Guide to the Mammals of South East Asia

Charles M Francis

South-East Asia is one of the richest parts of the world in terms of mammals, with species new to science still being described on a regular basis. ....

Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica

Carrol L Henderson

Covers the species that ecotourists are most likely to see, along with a selection of rarer, sought-after animals. Henderson gives a general introduction to each group of ....

Galapagos - DVD

The Islands That Changed the World

Paul Stewart and Tilda Swinton

The Galapagos archipelago is made up of thirteen main islands and more than sixty other islets, rocks and reefs, scattered over four hundred kilometres of open ocean. Sitting ....

Guide to Garden Wildlife

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 ....

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 ....

How to be Wild

Simon Barnes

Barnes takes us on a journey through a year - with sparrows and flying squirrels, blackbirds and elephants, badgers, butterflies and mosquitoes, as his companions. And ....

It's a Jungle Up There

More Tales from the Treetops

Margaret D Lowman, Edward Burgess and James Burgess

Drawn to the mysteries of tropical rain forests and fascinated by life in the treetops, Meg Lowman has pursued a life of scientific exploration while raising her two sons, ....

The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals

Jonathan Kingdon

From the author of East African Mammals this wonderful guide combines Jonathan Kingdon's long personal experience of Africa and his artistic talent to produce a field ....

Life on Air

David Attenborough

Published to coincide with Sir David Attenborough's 50th year in television, this autobiography is an elegant and entertaining narrative, enlivened throughout with ....

Mammals of Madagascar

A Complete Guide

Nick Garbutt

This is a slimmed down paperback edition of Garbutt's `Mammals of Madagascar' published in 1999. ....

Mammals of the British Isles

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 ....

The Natural History of Madagascar

Edited by Steven M Goodman and Jonathan P Benstead

Comprehensive, up-to-date account of this island nation's priceless biological treasures. Includes contributions by nearly 300 world-renowned experts covering the ....

The Nature Guide to Extremadura, Spain

Dirk Hilbers

The remote region of Extremadura in south-western Spain is characterised by gently rolling hills with a savannah-like landscape, suddenly interspersed with rugged mountain ....

The Nature Guide to the Bialowieza Primeval Forest, Poland

Dirk Hilbert

The dense foliage and disorderly ruins of damp trunks of Bialowieza support a dazzling diversity of plants and animals. Packs of wolves and herds of bison roam the forest. ....

The Nature Guide to the Biebrza Marshes, Poland

Dirk Hilbers et al

First guide in the excellent new 'Crossbill Guides' to major European natural areas. ....

Okavango: Jewel of the Kalahari

Karen Ross

A natural history of this unique wilderness region in Botswana. The book puts the delta in context, looking first at the ecology and wildlife of the Kalahari, and then ....

Planet Earth - DVD

The Complete Series

Alastair Fothergill and David Attenborough

The makers of The Blue Planet present the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 ....

Sharks in British Seas

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, ....

The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon

Michael Goulding, Ronaldo Barthem and Efrem Ferreira

First comprehensive view of the Amazon river and its 13 major tributaries. Colour maps and photos provide spectacular views of the river and rainforest. Many intriguing topics ....

Socotra

A Natural History of the Islands and their People

Catherine Cheung and Lyndon DeVantier

Science editor: Kay Van Damme ....

Spectrum Guide to Uganda

Edited by Barbara Balletto, Helen van Houten and Gail Porter

With more than 200 colour photographs, Spectrum Guide to Uganda takes you from the snowcapped "Mountains of the Moon" through lush rainforests and fertile farmlands to the ....

Travellers' Wildlife Guides: Brazil

Amazon and Pantanal

Les Beletsky and David L Pearson

Covers the common wildlife and plants that visitors are likely to encounter in the Amazon and Pantanal regions. A total of 100 ....

Travellers' Wildlife Guides: Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands

Les Beletsky and David Pearson

Provides the information needed to find, identify, and learn about Ecuador's magnificent animal and plant life. Contains ....

Travellers' Wildlife Guides: Peru

Les Beletsky and David Pearson

Contains colour illustrations of more than 500 of Peru's most common insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals from the ....

Trees in Patagonia

Bernardo Gut

This book is a guide to the native trees and approximately 95% of the introduced arboreal species of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. Introductory chapters convey an ....

Tsingy

Stone Forest - Madagascar

Olivier Grunewald and David Wolozan

Dedicated to The National Park of Bemaraha in Madagascar. Classed by UNESCO as world heritage site, this park is becoming the most popular natural site in Madagascar, with ....

Vietnam: A Natural History

Eleanor Jane Sterling, Martha Maud Hurley and Le Duc Minh

A country uncommonly rich in plants, animals, and natural habitats, Vietnam shelters a significant portion of the world's biological diversity, including rare and unique ....

Whales, Dolphins and Seals

A Field Guide to the Marine Mammals of the World

Hadoram Shirihai and Brett Jarrett

Superb single volume guide to marine mammals, by the irrepressible Shirihai, with illustrations by Brett Jarrett. ....

What Shat That?

The Pocket Guide To Poop Identity

Matt Pagett

Ever wondered what wild creatures visit your garden at night, or which animal produces the world's biggest poop? Well, here is the book that will solve all those debates and ....

Why Do Moths Drink Elephants' Tears?

And Other Zoological Curiosities

Matt Walker

This book is packed with fascinating and bizarre facts. Did you know that the male flour beetle is the only animal which can mate and impregnate a female he has never met? That ....

Why Don't Spiders Stick to their Webs?

And Other Everyday Mysteries of Science

Robert Matthews

What happens if you fall into a black hole? Which properties give you the best chance of winning Monopoly? And why is it always so difficult to get ketchup to come out of a full ....

Wild Borneo

The Wildlife and Scenery of Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan

Nick Garbutt and Cede Prudente

Preface by David Attenborough; published in association with the WWF. ....

Wild China - DVD

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 ....

The Wild Flower Key

How to identify wild flowers, trees and shrubs in Britain and Ireland

Francis Rose and Clare O'Reilly

Revised and expanded edition of this essential guide with full keys to more than 1600 wild plants found in Britain and Ireland. ....