Nature Books

Environmental Missouri: Issues and Sustainability What You Need to Know, Corrigan, Don ISBN: 9781935806684

Environmental Missouri: Issues and Sustainability What You Need to Know, Corrigan, Don ISBN: 9781935806684, by Author: Corrigan, Don

The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds, Ackerman, Diane ISBN: 9780679776239

The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds

Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide, Burnie, David ISBN: 9780756686772

The natural world is a dynamic place and our understanding of it is forever growing and changing. Since "Animal" was first published in 2001, the African elephant has been reclassified into two species, a cat-sized rat has been discovered in Papua New Guinea, the only plant-eating spider has been found in Central America, a bird-eating fanged frog has been located in Vietnam, and more than 1,250 new species of amphibians have been identified. Fully revised and updated to take into account the latest scientific discoveries and developments, more than fifty new species, and changes to the distribution, population numbers, and conservation status of many animal groups, "Animal" brings together the expertise of natural history specialists and outstanding wildlife photographers to illustrate, describe, and explain the incredible range of creatures in the animal kingdom.

The Black Rhinos of Namibia: Searching for Survivors in the African Desert, Bass, Rick ISBN: 9780544002333

"An extraordinary exploration and meditation . . . Bass] transports us along on this wonder-filled tour, full of hardness and hope, into an otherworldly place that mirrors our own." --"National Geographic Traveler" Black rhinos are not actually black. They are, however, giant animals with tiny eyes, feet the diameter of laundry baskets, and horns that are prized for both their aesthetic and medicinal qualities. Until recently, these creatures were perched on the edge of extinction, their numbers dwindling as they succumbed to poachers and the ravages of civil war. Now their numbers are rising, thanks to a groundbreaking new conservation method from the Save the Rhino Trust: make sure that rhinos are worth more alive than dead. Rick Bass, who has long worn the uneasy mantle of both activist and hunter, traveled to Namibia to find black rhinos. The tale of his journey provides a deeper understanding of these amazing animals and of just what needs to be done to protect them. "Bass provides a singularly thoughtful portrait of a unique animal, and a meditation on mankind's relationship to both it and the natural world as a whole." --"Minneapolis Star Tribune"