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by Marty
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"Dr. Becker steps confidently . .
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"For those of us who have always believed that pets . . . drives the
lesson home . . . animals never had a better friend."
Among the Bears : Raising Orphan Cubs in the Wild
by Benjamin
Kilham (Editor), Ed
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This is not just a shaggy
bear story: when Kilham raises two orphaned cubs, he discovers that bears,
unlike our close relatives, the mean-spirited chimps, help individuals they
don't know.
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A first-person account of wild bear behavior that is both a
thrilling animal story and a groundbreaking work of science.
In the spring of 1993, Ben Kilham, a naturalist who lives in the woodlands of
New Hampshire, began raising a pair of orphaned wild black bears. The experience
changed his life.
While spending thousands of hours with the cubs, Kilham
discovered unknown facets of bear behavior that have radically revised our
understanding of animal behavior.
The Birds of
Heaven : Travels With Cranes
by Peter Matthiessen, Robert L. Bateman
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Acclaimed writer Peter Matthiessen, a self-professed "craniac," has
been observing and studying all kinds of birds most of his life, but his pursuit
of cranes is closer to a spiritual quest than a naturalist's exercise. These
majestic, mythic, and notoriously shy birds, capable of soaring at heights of
20,000 feet, are often fond of remote and rugged places, so just locating the
birds can be difficult enough, determining an accurate number often impossible.
Some locales, such as the breeding grounds on the Platte River in Nebraska,
boast flocks half a million strong--"by far the greatest crane assemblies on
earth"; other areas support only a precious few. Matthiessen's search for 15
different species of cranes has taken him to hidden corners of Siberia, China,
Mongolia, Tibet, Sudan, and Australia (where Atherton cranes were not even
discovered until 1961). Despite his many years of adventure and wide travels,
each crane sighting is still a thrill for him, and his curiosity and contagious
enthusiasm bring the book alive. But The Birds of Heaven also serves as
an ecological warning: "Perhaps more than any other living creatures, they evoke
the retreating wilderness, the vanishing horizons of clean water, earth, and air
upon which their species--and ours, too, though we learn it very late--must
ultimately depend for survival." --Shawn Carkonen
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gifted novelist and naturalist, National Book Award-winner Matthiessen (The Snow
Leopard) provides literally a worldwide tableau in his quest for various
subspecies of cranes. These large flying birds celebrated in myth and folklore
are found everywhere from Siberia to Australia, sub-Saharan Africa to North
America. The author moves through each of these diverse climes as he not only
reminds readers of the awesome beauty of the natural world but also introduces
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Superb account of natural history and conservation
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Mathiessen has masterfully rendered a portrait of the
absolute beauty -and at the same time, crystal-like frailty- of the earth's
ecosystems, focusing on the natural history of the most graceful of all birds,
the cranes. The depiction of the close links between these birds and their
natural surroundings, although based upon the works of the leading authorities
in the field, are easily digested for the average nature-oriented reader.
Besides the natural history of all cranes' species, and the conservation efforts
to preserve them (which give the reader a strong sense of hope for the future of
the delicate ecosystems), the reader gets a superb first-hand account of the
world's most exotic destinations along with real wisdom pearls of introspection.
Besides, Robert Bateman's illustrations are world-class. This book have what it
takes to become a classic.
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Wild Nights : Nature Returns to the
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Wild Nights : Nature Returns to the City
For human and nonhuman to covet the same real estate is no light
matter, since the next decades will be the first truly urban period in
human history. At the turn of the twenty-first century, half of us were
concentrated in the world's metropolitan areas, particularly twenty or so
emerging supercities, chief among them New York, Los Angeles, London, Rio,
Mexico City, Djakarta, Calcutta, Lagos, Nairobi, and Dacca. By 2050,
three-fourths of our species will be city creatures. Already, about one
American in fifteen lives in New York, or in the New York suburbs.
Yet throughout the United States, as from Toronto to Tokyo,
nature/culture confrontation is becoming part of urban, suburban, and
periurban routine. Some encounters in this new wilderness charm us; some
we dread; others we badly misunderstand. Archaeology, history, and the
earth sciences all tell us that other citified cultures, in other
centuries, met such tests too. Most failed -- some gradually, some with
spectacular rapidity -- for reasons already repeating themselves in the
five boroughs today, and in the fifty states. Messing too much with the
natural world generally hands an urban culture one of three outcomes: a
transformed life, a lesser life, a long night.
New York has long cultivated an edgy relationship with nature, that big
green blur between the lobby and the cab. To be vague or dismissive about
the resurgent natural world is the last acceptable prejudice in The City,
which talks a lot about diversity, but about biodiversity hardly at all.
Yet the array of new pressures already hard upon New York are all
environmental, from regional hyperdevelopment to the effects of climate
change on an island metropolis. New York, that fashion-forward town, has
never minded change, if it can set the terms -- a luxury that may no
longer be possible. For centuries now, the city of New York has resolutely
rushed ahead, determined to find the best deal, to never waste time, to
never show weakness. It rarely looks around, rarely looks back. Maybe it
should. Wild does not always mean natural; urban is not the same as tame.
Even in Manhattan, you are never more than three feet from a spider.
Copyright © 2001 Anne Matthews
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Dangerous Beauty: Life and
Death in Africa: True Stories from a Safari Guide
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Ross was born and raised in the U.S. but longed for and
dreamed of Africa. After college he moved to Kenya and became a full-time safari
guide, leading tourists to the best views of the resident wildlife and teaching
them about the ecology of East Africa. This idyllic life changed dramatically in
March 1999, when Rwandan rebels kidnapped him and four safari clients, along
with other tourists, in Uganda. By the end of the day, two of his clients and
six others had been murdered and the rest traumatized and brutalized. The horror
of this experience totally changed Ross. The events of March 1999 form the
beginning and the end of his narrative, bracketing a moving account of a life
spent doing what one loves most. Ross tells of how he came to Africa, what life
is like on an extended safari, and of the numerous animals he and his clients
observed. The immediacy of this memoir will linger long after it is read.
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The Scalpel and the Butterfly
by Deborah
Rudacille
The Scalpel and the Butterfly is an
analytical
approach to the benefits and detriments of experimenting on
animals
and the age old controversy that has carried on between
researchers
and animal protectors.
Focus Guide to the Birds of North America
by Kenn Kaufman
Kaufman's groundbreaking work is organized by bird family groupings rather than strict taxonomic classification; this is a feature that will appeal especially to beginners.
Text descriptions and range maps for each species appear on the page facing the plate of respective bird images.
Important field marks are highlighted.
Color-coded tabs identify each grouping of birds (waders, warblers, sparrows, etc.) for quick thumb indexing.
Kaufman's efforts follow the auspicious tradition of Roger Tory Peterson, whose portable field guide system was the first of its kind to meet the needs of the average birdwatcher. "It's the guide I've always wanted," says Kaufman, "and I suspect most birders will feel the same way."
Africa
In My Blood
by Jane Goodall
Africa may not
always have been in Jane Goodall's blood, but animals were there right from the
start: the list of recipients in what one hopes is only the first volume of her
letters includes Dido the dog and Pickles the cat. And this is no flight of
editorial fantasy. Goodall always accorded these members of her "darlingest
family" their proper place alongside such correspondents as her mother, her
father, her best friend, and her mentor, Louis Leakey (a.k.a. FFF, Foster Fairy
Father). Africa in My Blood opens with 7-year-old Valerie Jane's encounters with
various canines (real and porcelain) as well as signs of incipient
naturalism--she has found "a ded rook he died of cold" and is caretaking a
"catepiler." In the same communiqué, she also notes that her toy chimp has a new
dress. Goodall would later prefer her primates au naturel but would continue to
balance her urge for living taxonomy with love and empathy. Culled from more
than 16,000 letters, this collection will inspire Goodall adepts and those
coming upon her for the first time. Her "autobiography in letters" restores this
icon to full, even frivolous, humanity. It also recalls a lost era of inspired
amateurism. When she went off to Nairobi at 23 in the spring of 1957, Goodall
had no formal scientific training.
Rattling the Cage: Toward Legal Rights for Animals
by Steven M. Wise,
Jane Goodall
Steven Wise has spent his legal
career in courts across the United States, championing the interests of dogs,
cats, dolphins, deer, goats, sheep, African gray parrots, and American bald
eagles. In Rattling the Cage, Wise--who teaches "animal rights law" at several
academic institutions, including Harvard Law School--presents a thorough survey
of the legal, philosophical, and religious origins of humankind's inhumanity
toward citizens of the animal kingdom. Wise's devotion for animals is evident as
he explains how the bigoted notion that nonhuman creatures possess mere
instrumental value rather than intrinsic value has led to their worldwide
enslavement for human benefit
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Tigers in the Snow
by Peter Matthiessen and Maurice Hornocker
(Photographer
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Is it a race against time for the beautiful yet besieged big cat? Matthiessen and Hornocker explore the fate of the tiger with a book full of color photographs and
maps.
Angel Animals : Exploring Our Spiritual Connection With Animals
by Allen Anderson (Editor), Linda C. Anderson (Editor)
"Heaven is the place of
final and complete happiness God has prepared for us--and if animals are
necessary to make us happy in heaven, then you can be sure God will have them
there." --Rev. Billy Graham,
p. 232, Angel Animals
Paperback -- 256 pages (September 1999)
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Pet Hamsters
by Jerome Wexler
Hamster history and hamster habits are featured in this book especially designed for
children.
The
Encyclopedia of Snakes
by Chris Mattison
Snake Science. Someone who sees beauty in the slithering creatures of the soil is Chris
Mattison. The book contains color photos, which accompany the discussions of snakes from a
scientific and literary perspective.
Ranch of
Dreams: The Heartwarming Story of America's Most Unusual Animal Sanctuary
by Cleveland Amory
Animal rights activist Cleveland Amory talks about a safe haven for burros, elephants,
prairie dogs, and other species.
Living on
the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds
by Scott Weidensaul
"In writing Living on the Wind, I have tried to convey the
sweep and drama of bird migration in the Western Hemisphere,
which forms a largely self-contained system--the problems that
migrants face and the outlook for their future. Propelled by an
ancient faith deep within their genes, billions of birds hurdle
the globe each season, a grand passage across the heavens that
we can only dimly comprehend and are just coming to fully
appreciate. They are not residents of any single place but of
the whole, and their continued survival rest almost entirely in
our hands."--Scott Weidensaul
The Animal
World of the Pharoahs
by Patrick F. Houlihan
Take a trip back in time to the land of the pyramids. Houlihan explains how the ancient
Egyptians were great admirers of animals. This book is packed with pictures and
illustrations.
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