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Welcome to NHBS Best of Winter 2016, our wildlife wonderland of gifts, gadgets and books to inspire your nature loving friends and family this year -
discounts of up to 33% on selected books, wildlife equipment and our range of nature gifts.
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In this edition: This week the Natural History Museum announced the winners of the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, with the top prize going to American photographer Tim Lama. Portfolio 26, the book featuring winning and shortlisted images from across the categories, is now in stock at NHBS.
Other highlights: Two new wildlife guides from UK-based publisher John Beaufoy Books; The Vincent Wildlife Trust is celebrated in a new book, From Mallards to Martens; Volume 2 of the Illustrated Checklist from Handbook of the Mammals of the World and BirdLife International is available for advance order at a special discount of 12%. Other new books include a BTO guide to Garden Birds, a memoir from Peter Marren, and two butterfly walk guides from Butterfly Conservation - whose new online shop we are proud to be hosting at NHBS. This is the time of year to be thinking about protecting hedgehogs as the autumn clear out begins, so why not provide a safe space with this Igloo Hedgehog Home.
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Leon's selection of new arrivals at the warehouse & important new titles catalogued.
Browse Leon's Bookshelf
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It's Mammal Week next week so here is a reminder of our recommended mammal survey kit.
Browse Luanne's Kit Bag
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Portfolio 26
Best of world wildlife photography out now!
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The perennially popular and innovative Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition continues to showcase the intimacy and drama of the natural world through the work of amateur and professional photographers from around the world. Portfolio 26 is an exceptional collection of winning images from the 2016 competition.
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John Beaufoy Books - latest publications
Independent publisher of world nature guides
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Leading independent publisher John Beaufoy Books is based in Oxford, England and specialises in natural history, travel, and adventure. There is a strong focus on tropical Southeast Asia, Africa, Central America and the Caribbean.
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The pocket photographic guides in the Naturalists' Guides series are slim and convenient for travel, and great for identifying the common species of the region or country. The latest release covers the Birds of Costa Rica.
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From Mallards to Martens: Forty Years of The Vincent Wildlife Trust
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The Vincent Wildlife Trust has been a leading light in mammal conservation for the last 40 years, making pioneering contributions to otter, water vole and pine marten research over the course of its history.
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Among other projects, the Trust has also secured protection for many rare bat roosts across Britain and Ireland, particularly for horseshoe bats, and has been instrumental in the recovery of the polecat in Britain.
Telling these stories and more, From Mallards to Martens: Forty Years of The Vincent Wildlife Trust is a wonderful tribute to the work of this influential charitable trust.
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National Mammal Week
Organised by the Mammal Society, National Mammal Week takes place from 22nd to 30th October to raise awareness about mammal conservation and to encourage more people to play a part. Events are taking place around the UK.
Osprey news
The Rutland Osprey Project is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016 and their website is constantly updating with news about their work. And while ospreys are of course the main focus, here is some good news about water voles at Rutland Water nature reserve.
Conservation plan for Sierra de Bahoruco
As a result of advocacy and media work by Grupo Jaragua (BirdLife in the Dominican Republic), the important Hispaniola Island biodiversity refuge, Sierra de Bahoruco National Park, has become the subject of a government consultation on preparing a Strategic Conservation Plan for its protection.
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Our catalogue editor's picks from the new books at NHBS
Important arrivals at the warehouse:
Important titles catalogued:
- The Book of Orchids: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World (April 2017)
- New Naturalist, Volume 134: Early Humans (March 2017)
- My House of Sky: The Life of J.A. Baker (March 2017)
- HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 2: Passerines (December 2016)
- HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World (2-Volume Set) (December 2016)
- Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 12: Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae (November 2016)
- Provisional Atlas of the Aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain and Ireland, Part 9 (Available to order)
- Saturnafrica, Volume 24 (Available to order)
- Lichens of Mexico: The Parmeliaceae - Keys, Distribution and Specimen Descriptions (Available to order)
- Flatfishes of Japan (Citharidae, Paralichthyidae, Bothidae, Pleuronectidae, Poecilopsettidae, Samaridae) [Japanese] (Available to order)
- Crocodile Newts: The Genera Echinotriton and Tylototriton (Available to order)
- The Genus Salamandra: History, Ecology, Systematics, Captive Breeding (Available to order)
- Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More Than it Thinks (Paperback edition, available to order)
- Biodiversity of Tropical Peat Swamp Forest of Sarawak (Available to order)
- A Geography of Hope: Saving the Last Primary Forests / Geografía de la Esperanza: Salvando los Últimos Bosques Primarios (Available to order)
- Beguiled by the Wild: The Art of Charley Harper (Second edition, available to order)
- The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World (Paperback edition, available to order)
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New product listings and range highlights from the NHBS Equipment Team
Mammal survey highlights:
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Special offers on forthcoming titles
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Next chance to meet NHBS in 2016
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