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Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > Conservation of wildlife & habitats

Priorities for the Conservation of Mammalian Diversity - Has the Panda had its Day? (Paperback): Abigail Entwistle, Nigel... Priorities for the Conservation of Mammalian Diversity - Has the Panda had its Day? (Paperback)
Abigail Entwistle, Nigel Dunstone
R1,863 Discovery Miles 18 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The conservation movement is moving rapidly away from traditional "protectionist" approaches toward nature to more integrated views of wildlife and landscape conservation. This volume reviews modern conservation approaches as they relate to mammals. A team of researchers and conservationists provide focused perspectives on preservation, such as the role of mammals within the conservation movement, how priorities should be set, allocation of funds, and promising techniques and approaches for future mammal protection. In addition, issues of broader conservation relevance are highlighted, including the integration of species and biodiversity approaches, the role of "flagship species," and the need for holistic conservation models in the wider context of society and government.

Behaviour and Conservation (Paperback): L. Morris Gosling, William J. Sutherland Behaviour and Conservation (Paperback)
L. Morris Gosling, William J. Sutherland
R2,075 Discovery Miles 20 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How does an understanding of the behavior of a given animal species contribute to its conservation? The answer has profound consequences for our efforts to conserve endangered species. Behaviour and Conservation links the extraordinary advances in behavioral ecology over the past thirty years with the new discipline of conservation biology. It shows how an evolutionary approach can help solve problems in practical conservation, and suggests a new direction for behavioral ecology. Leading authorities in animal behavior address the ways in which behavior and conservation interact, investigating the conservation impact of people, habitat loss and fragmentation, threats to wild populations of animals, conservation priorities, and the use of behavioral approaches for conservation applications.

926 Raindrops - Gift of the Wild (Paperback): Gloria Straube 926 Raindrops - Gift of the Wild (Paperback)
Gloria Straube
R305 R287 Discovery Miles 2 870 Save R18 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Wildlife Our Pride - The Book of primates (Paperback): Nazil Abbas Wildlife Our Pride - The Book of primates (Paperback)
Nazil Abbas
R375 Discovery Miles 3 750 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Politicians and Poachers - The Political Economy of Wildlife Policy in Africa (Paperback): Clark C. Gibson Politicians and Poachers - The Political Economy of Wildlife Policy in Africa (Paperback)
Clark C. Gibson
R879 Discovery Miles 8 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores the politics of wildlife conservation policy in Africa, specifically Zambia, Kenya, and Zimbabwe. The book addresses a general question: Why don't wildlife policies seem to be working? Rather than use standard explanations such as "bureaucratic inefficiency" or "corrupt dictators," the book demonstrates how politicians at all levels use wildlife policy for their own political ends, which may or may not include conservation. The book uses electoral and archival data, as well as interviews with individuals ranging from presidents to poachers to address this issue.

Politicians and Poachers - The Political Economy of Wildlife Policy in Africa (Hardcover): Clark C. Gibson Politicians and Poachers - The Political Economy of Wildlife Policy in Africa (Hardcover)
Clark C. Gibson
R2,359 Discovery Miles 23 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Although wildlife fascinates citizens of industrialized countries, little is known about the politics of wildlife policy in Africa. In this innovative book, Clark Gibson challenges the rhetoric of television documentaries and conservation organizations to explore the politics behind the creation and change of wildlife policy in Africa. This book examines what Clark views as a central puzzle in the debate: Why do African governments create policies that apparently fail to protect wildlife? Moving beyond explanations of bureaucratic inefficiency and corrupt dictatorships, Gibson argues that biologically disastrous policies are retained because they meet the distributive goals of politicians and bureaucrats. Using evidence from Zambia, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, Gibson shows how institutions encourage politicians and bureaucrats to construct wildlife policies that further their own interests. Different configurations of electoral laws, legislatures, party structures, interest groups, and traditional authorities in each country shape the choices of policymakers - many of which are not consonant with conservation. This book will appeal to students of institutions, comparative politics, natural resource policymaking, African politics, and wildlife conservationists.

Shooting a Tiger - Big-Game Hunting and Conservation in Colonial India (Hardcover): Vijaya Ramadas Mandala Shooting a Tiger - Big-Game Hunting and Conservation in Colonial India (Hardcover)
Vijaya Ramadas Mandala
R1,837 Discovery Miles 18 370 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This book extends our understanding of hunting in colonial India in a number of significant ways. It tells the reader about the essential link between shikar and governance. An enormous amount of research has gone into this book, and in that it advances the study of hunting and empire, together with the conservation aftermath, in very significant ways.

The Life, Extinction, and Rebreeding of Quagga Zebras - Significance for Conservation (Paperback): Peter Heywood The Life, Extinction, and Rebreeding of Quagga Zebras - Significance for Conservation (Paperback)
Peter Heywood
R1,273 Discovery Miles 12 730 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Quaggas were beautiful pony-sized zebras in southern Africa that had fewer stripes on their bodies and legs, and a browner body coloration than other zebras. Indigenous people hunted quaggas, portrayed them in rock art, and told stories about them. Settlers used quaggas to pull wagons and to protect livestock against predators. Taken to Europe, they were admired, exhibited, harnessed to carriages, illustrated by famous artists and written about by scientists. Excessive hunting led to quaggas' extinction in the 1880s but DNA from museum specimens showed rebreeding was feasible and now zebras resembling quaggas live in their former habitats. This rebreeding is compared with other de-extinction and rewilding ventures and its appropriateness discussed against the backdrop of conservation challenges-including those facing other zebras. In an Anthropocene of species extinction, climate change and habitat loss which organisms and habitats should be saved, and should attempts be made to restore extinct species?

The Bee Garden - How to Create or Adapt a Garden to Attract and Nurture Bees (Paperback): Maureen Little The Bee Garden - How to Create or Adapt a Garden to Attract and Nurture Bees (Paperback)
Maureen Little 1
R567 R515 Discovery Miles 5 150 Save R52 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Bees play a vital and irreplaceable role in pollinating our flowers, fruits and vegetables. The more bees in your garden the healthier, more productive and more pleasant a place it will be. Yet bees are declining rapidly and many people, even if they do not wish to keep bees themselves, are asking what can be done on an individual basis to help the bee. This book is a response to that request. It will demonstrate in one accessible volume how each of us can play our part in providing a bee-friendly environment, no matter how much gardening space and/or time we may have. It includes: * How bees forage, what bees you can expect to find in your garden and what plants are best for them. * Why honey bees are so important; what they need to thrive and how they detect and access those requirements; and what varieties of plants are best suited to provide those needs. * How the gardener can offer and maintain a bee-friendly garden, followed by a season-by-season account of what beefriendly plants are in flower and when, and what jobs the gardener can be doing during these times to help bees thrive. * A gazetteer of selected bee-friendly plants, arranged by type of plant in seasonal sub-sections. * Illustrative, practical planting plans, including a culinary herb garden, a potager, a wild flower garden, and a 3 seasons traditional border.

Seahorse Life for Kids Coloring & Activity Book - Awesome Seahorse, Sea Animals, Ocean Creatures and marine life colouring and... Seahorse Life for Kids Coloring & Activity Book - Awesome Seahorse, Sea Animals, Ocean Creatures and marine life colouring and connect the dots gift for boys and girls (Paperback)
Aunt Kitty Press
R265 Discovery Miles 2 650 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Behavioral Approaches to Conservation in the Wild (Paperback, New): Janine R. Clemmons, Richard Buchholz Behavioral Approaches to Conservation in the Wild (Paperback, New)
Janine R. Clemmons, Richard Buchholz
R2,213 Discovery Miles 22 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Today's conservation literature emphasizes landscape ecology and population genetics without addressing the behavioral links that enable the long-term survival of populations. This book presents theoretical and practical arguments for considering behavior patterns in attempts to conserve biodiversity. It brings together prominent scientists and wildlife managers to address a number of issues, including the limits and potentials of behavioral research to conservation, the importance of behavioral variation as a component of biodiversity, and the use of animal behavior to solve conservation problems. Throughout, the text provides specific direction for research and management practices. The book is unique in its emphasis on conservation of wild populations as opposed to captive and reintroduced populations, where behavioral research has concentrated in the past.

Restoration of Endangered Species - Conceptual Issues, Planning and Implementation (Paperback, New ed): Marlin L. Bowles,... Restoration of Endangered Species - Conceptual Issues, Planning and Implementation (Paperback, New ed)
Marlin L. Bowles, Christopher J. Whelan
R1,687 Discovery Miles 16 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As the human impact on the earth leads to ever increasing environmental degradation, the restoration of dwindling populations of numerous plant and animal species has become urgent. In this volume, contributors examine the conceptual, planning, and applied aspects of recovery of rare or endangered species. It is unique in its treatment of both plants and animals, and in its presentation of scientific approaches to implemented restorations. Experts report on the restoration efforts and plans for the restoration of a wide variety of species including the dune thistle, lakeside daisy, woodland caribou, kit fox, and black-footed ferret and end with a broad overview, suggesting future opportunities and problems.

Richard's APE - Accidental Poems of Extinction (Paperback): Patrick Pearson Richard's APE - Accidental Poems of Extinction (Paperback)
Patrick Pearson
R276 Discovery Miles 2 760 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
One Serengeti - The World Heritage Site and more.... (Paperback): Furaha Ngeregere Lugoe One Serengeti - The World Heritage Site and more.... (Paperback)
Furaha Ngeregere Lugoe
R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Endangered Animals of the World A Colouring Book - Big Print Images toLearn and colour at the same time in this educational... Endangered Animals of the World A Colouring Book - Big Print Images toLearn and colour at the same time in this educational notebook for ages 6-10. (Paperback)
Doris Charest
R199 Discovery Miles 1 990 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Managing Habitats for Conservation (Paperback, New): William J. Sutherland, David A. Hill Managing Habitats for Conservation (Paperback, New)
William J. Sutherland, David A. Hill
R1,958 Discovery Miles 19 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As it becomes ever more expensive to purchase land for conservation purposes, it is becoming increasingly important both to manage existing sites properly and to create new habitats. This comprehensive volume provides a pragmatic, habitat-by-habitat guide to conservation management, in which the prescriptions and methods are based on sound science coupled with practical experience. For each habitat, the book guides the reader through the options and solutions, highlights potential problems, and gives good and bad examples of habitat management in the past. This will be required reading for all practicing ecologists, land managers, wardens, landscape architects and conservationists, and will provide a valuable reference for students of ecology, conservation and environmental science.

Biological Diversity - The Coexistence of Species (Paperback): Michael A. Huston Biological Diversity - The Coexistence of Species (Paperback)
Michael A. Huston
R2,595 Discovery Miles 25 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book describes the natural processes that must be understood in order to manage and protect the Earth's biological diversity. The author begins with a clear definition of biological diversity and a summary of the types of diversity patterns found on Earth. Next he lays out a scientific framework for understanding the complex array of diversity patterns, including the distribution of rare species to landscape patterns visible from space. Many fascinating case studies of coral reefs, fire-maintained shrublands, prairies, and tropical rain forests illustrate the theories and models described in this book, including such fundamental issues as endemism, invasions, and extinction in temperate, tropical, and marine ecosystems.

At Home in the Anthropocene (Paperback): Amy D Propen At Home in the Anthropocene (Paperback)
Amy D Propen
R891 Discovery Miles 8 910 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Birds That Hunt and Are Hunted - Life Histories of One Hundred and Seventy Birds of Prey, Game Birds and Water-fowls... Birds That Hunt and Are Hunted - Life Histories of One Hundred and Seventy Birds of Prey, Game Birds and Water-fowls (Paperback)
Neltje Blanchan
R574 R533 Discovery Miles 5 330 Save R41 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
A Less Green and Pleasant Land - Our Threatened Wildlife (Paperback): Norman Maclean A Less Green and Pleasant Land - Our Threatened Wildlife (Paperback)
Norman Maclean; Foreword by Chris Packham
R816 Discovery Miles 8 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Disentangling the facts from the hype, this 'Domesday book' of the British and Irish countryside offers a definitive and up-to-date survey of the state of our wildlife today. Norman Maclean, editor of the bestselling Silent Summer, examines the latest findings of Britain and Ireland's top wildlife experts and interprets them for a wider audience. Each chapter provides reliable estimates of animal populations, showing which species are thriving and which are in decline. The book also considers the effects of climate change on our wildlife and how human population growth is influencing its development. Beautifully illustrated with colour plates and wood engravings throughout, this accessible and timely study reveals just how rapidly our countryside and its wildlife are changing, why we should be concerned, and what we can do about it.

Life Behind Bars - Volume 1 (Hardcover): Julian Starks Life Behind Bars - Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Julian Starks
R1,104 R937 Discovery Miles 9 370 Save R167 (15%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The End Of The River - Strangling the Rio Sao Francisco (Paperback): Brian Harvey The End Of The River - Strangling the Rio Sao Francisco (Paperback)
Brian Harvey
R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When biologist Brian Harvey saw a thousand fish blundering into a Brazilian dam, he asked the obvious: What's going to happen to them? The End of the River is the story of his long search for an answer. The End of the River is about people and rivers and the misuse of science. Harvey takes readers from a fisheries patrol boat on the Fraser River to the great Tsukiji fish market in Japan, with stops in the Philippines, Thailand, and assorted South American countries. Finally, in the arid outback of northeast Brazil, against a backdrop of a multi-billion dollar river project nobody seems to want, he finds a small-scale answer to his simple question. The End of the River is a journey with many companions. Some are literary, some are imaginary. But mostly they're real characters, human and otherwise: a six-foot endangered catfish, a Canadian professor with a weakness for Thai bar girls, a chain-smoking Brazilian Brunnhilde with a passion for her river, a drug-addled stick-up artist. The End of the River is about fishermen and fish farmers and even fish cops; there are scientists and shysters as well as a few Colombian narcotraficos and some very drunk, very hairy Brazilian men in thongs. Funny and sad, The End of the River is a new kind of writing about the environment, as far off the beaten track as you can get in a Land Rover driven by a female Colombian biologist whose favourite expression is "Oops - no road " "A wonderful and engaging read with a samba beat, on the plight of the planet's living waters. The End of the River is the book Nemo would write if he could. A great way to open peoples' eyes." - Thomas E. Lovejoy, President, Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment

Introduction to Modeling in Wildlife and Resource Conservation +CD (Paperback): N. Owen-Smith Introduction to Modeling in Wildlife and Resource Conservation +CD (Paperback)
N. Owen-Smith
R1,481 Discovery Miles 14 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides students with the skills to develop their own models for application in conservation biology and wildlife management. Assuming no special mathematical expertise, the computational models used are kept simple and show how to develop models in both spreadsheet and programming language format.
Develops thought-provoking applications which emphasize the value of modeling as a learning tool
Examines basic descriptive equations, matrix representations, consumer-resources interactions, applications in simulation, scenarios, harvesting, population viability, metapopulation dynamics, disease outbreaks, vegetation stage and state dynamics, habitat suitability assessment, and model selection statistics
Includes a wide range of examples relating to birds, fish, plants and large African mammals

Wolf Nation - The Life, Death, and Return of Wild American Wolves (Hardcover): Brenda Peterson Wolf Nation - The Life, Death, and Return of Wild American Wolves (Hardcover)
Brenda Peterson
R839 R770 Discovery Miles 7 700 Save R69 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

From Jack London to Aldo Leopold's "fierce green fire," wolves have been a central part of the American image. Many have even suggested that our national symbol, the bald eagle, be replaced with this noble creature who, like us, raises a family and is bold and loyal in protecting the pack. Brenda Peterson blends science, history, and memoir to dramatize the epic battle to restore wolves and thus the landscape and ecology of the continent. From the vicious exterminations carried out by pioneers and settlers; to the internationally celebrated triumph of the return of wolves to Yellowstone; to backlash, politics, and near-daily news of successful reintroductions, this is perhaps the most inspiring conservation story of our time. Brenda's central characters are two famous wolves: the powerful and prolific female "067," restored to Yellowstone only to be "legally" murdered, and Journey, a near-miraculous transcontinental survivor. Along with these are the scientists, ranchers, and activists who are fighting against fear, politics, greed, and scientific ignorance to bring wild wolves home to keep our environment whole.

Denali Flora (Paperback): Steve W Chadde Denali Flora (Paperback)
Steve W Chadde
R924 Discovery Miles 9 240 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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