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Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Wild animals > General
See those animal signs on the trail? Was that footprint left by a
fox or a wolf? Was that pile of droppings deposited by a moose, a
mouse, or a marten? Scats and Tracks of the Northeast will help you
determine which mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have
passed your way and could still be nearby. Clearly written
descriptions and illustrations of scats, tracks, and gait patterns
will help you recognize seventy Northeast species. An
identification key, a glossary of tracking terms, and detailed
instructions on how to document your finds are also included here.
Easy-to-use scat and track measurements appear on each page, making
this book especially field friendly and letting you know if a white
tailed ptarmigan, a red fox, or even a black bear has been your
way.
Namibia is a fascinating land of contrasts, where oodplains, swamps
and the world’s oldest desert have contributed to a rich
biodiversity. Wilde Natur in Namibia is an easy-to-use guide to the
country’s most conspicuous and interesting mammals, birds,
reptiles, invertebrates and plants.
The book includes: An informative introduction to the country’s
geography, climate and vegetation; Accounts describing each
species’ appearance, habits, size and conservation status, as well
information on habitat and best viewing localities; Full-colour
photographs of each species, along with distribution maps to show
their range is all-in-one compact guide will prove invaluable to
visitors to national parks, nature reserves and other wildlife-rich
places in Namibia.
Most livestock in the United States currently live in cramped and
unhealthy confinement, have few stable social relationships with
humans or others of their species, and finish their lives by being
transported and killed under stressful conditions. In Livestock,
Erin McKenna allows us to see this situation and presents
alternatives. She interweaves stories from visits to farms,
interviews with producers and activists, and other rich material
about the current condition of livestock. In addition, she mixes
her account with pragmatist and ecofeminist theorizing about
animals, drawing in particular on John Dewey's account of
evolutionary history, and provides substantial historical
background about individual species and about human-animal
relations. This deeply informative text reveals that the animals we
commonly see as livestock have rich evolutionary histories,
species-specific behaviors, breed tendencies, and individual
variation, just as those we respect in companion animals such as
dogs, cats, and horses. To restore a similar level of respect for
livestock, McKenna examines ways we can balance the needs of our
livestock animals with the environmental and social impacts of
raising them, and she investigates new possibilities for humans to
be in relationships with other animals. This book thus offers us a
picture of healthier, more respectful relationships with livestock.
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