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Heart of the Jaguar: The Extraordinary Conservation Effort to Save the Americas' Legendary Cat

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Report copyright infringementby James Campbell (Author)Once indigenous to North America, the jaguar is one of the wildest creatures left on the planet, a resilient and efficient predator, with a natural habitat that extends throughout Mexico and Central and South America. But today, one million years after it appeared in the New World, the jaguar is struggling to survive. It has disappeared entirely from Uruguay and El Salvador, and is critically endangered across much of its range. Heart of ...

The Backyard Bird Journal: Pages for Writing, Sketching, and Living Deeply in Nature

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Report copyright infringementby Amy Tan (Author)Based on Amy Tan's #1 New York Times bestseller The Backyard Bird Chronicles, this beautifully bound nature journal with a removable half-jacket and ribbon marker is ready to capture the happenings outside your window. What are the stories in your backyard? Whether you're a birder, hiker, or simply enjoy being outdoors, this thoughtfully designed journal helps you channel intentional curiosity with room to write and sketch what you observe outdo...

Woodpecker: A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Bannick (Author)"Wholly absorbing--a sure-fire way to turn even a casual birder into a woodpecker fanatic." - Kirkus Reviews Woodpeckers are one of the most remarkable bird species found in the avian world. They have evolved in ways that make them ecologically critical to forest health, serving as keystone species in a variety of wooded habitats across North America. Their activities support a variety of other creatures, making them catalysts of diversity...

Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research

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Report copyright infringementby Melanie D. G. Kaplan (Author)The "remarkable" (Dr. Jane Goodall) story of a beagle's past, and the future of animal research When journalist Melanie D.G. Kaplan adopted her beagle Hammy, all she knew was that he had spent nearly four years in a research lab. Curious to know more about this gentle creature's past, as well as the broader world of animal research, Kaplan--with Hammy in tow--embarks on a quest for answers. How did Hammy end up in a research facil...

Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World

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Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth Kolbert (Author)A landmark collection of Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolbert's most important pieces about climate change and the natural world "To be a well-informed citizen of Planet Earth," Rolling Stone has advised, "you need to read Elizabeth Kolbert." From her National Magazine Award-winning series The Climate of Man to her Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Sixth Extinction, Kolbert's work has shaped the way we think about the environment in t...

Venomous River: Changing Climate, Imperiled Forests, and a Scientist's Race to Find New Species in the Congo

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Report copyright infringementby Eli Greenbaum (Author)Join herpetologist Eli Greenbaum on his race to identify a multitude of unidentified species in the Congo, a volatile African region overcome with population pressure, military oppression, and climate change. These are the backdrop challenges to the science pursued by Dr. Greenbuam in this timely work worthy of Darwin. Venomous River chronicles a field scientist's search for new species in the Congo Basin, one of the world's great crucible...

What Sheep Think about the Weather: How to Listen to What Animals Are Trying to Say

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Report copyright infringementby Amelia Thomas (Author)Are animals trying to tell us something--and have we been too distracted to notice?It started with a hummingbird dive-bombing Amelia Thomas over her morning coffee, and a pair of piglets who just wouldn't stay put. Soon Amelia, journalist and new farmer, begins to question the communications of the creatures all around her: her pigs, her dogs, the pheasant family inhabiting her wood, her 'difficult' big red horse: even the earwigs in the f...

The Whispers of Rock: The Stories That Stone Tells about Our World and Our Lives

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Report copyright infringementby Anjana Khatwa (Author)A geologist's revelatory account of how our planet's seemingly inert bones pulse with unexpected vitality "Poetic and heartfelt."--Robert Macfarlane, author of Is a River Alive? If you listen, can you hear the stones speak? The question seems absurd. After all, rocks are lifeless, inert, and silent. In The Whispers of Rock, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa asks us to think again and listen to their stories. Boldly alternating between mode...

Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water

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Report copyright infringementby Amorina Kingdon (Author)A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes--from an award-winning science writer "Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world differently."--Mark Kurlansky, New York Times bestselling author of Salt and Cod LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTIONFor centuries, humans ig...

The Twilight Forest: An Elegy for Ponderosa in a Changing West

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Report copyright infringementby Gary Ferguson (Author)With their towering, cinnamon-colored trunks and dusky green canopies, ponderosa pine has long been a charismatic icon of the American West. Yet a quiet unraveling has begun: in the past decade, in a vast area from Santa Fe to the Sierras, more than two hundred million ponderosa have died. While some trees will survive in cooler places, scientists estimate that by mid-century less than five percent of the ponderosa in the American Southwes...

Undammed: Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life

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Report copyright infringementby Tara Lohan (Author)Free-flowing rivers in the United States are an endangered species. With more than 500,000 dams in place, we've dammed and diverted almost every major river, straightening curves and blocking passage for fish and other aquatic animals, pushing many to the brink. Now a heartening new movement is helping to demolish harmful or obsolete structures and restore new life to rivers and the communities that depend on them. In doing so, it offers a pa...

Fungi Decoded: Adventures in the Mycosphere--Encounters with Thirty Fungi

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Report copyright infringementby Britt A. Bunyard (Author)Explore the kingdom of fungi like never before! This uniquely interactive book pairs an accessible overview of Earth's most enigmatic organisms with a spinning wheel that reveals quick facts about 30 different species of mushrooms. Fungi Decoded is a visual celebration of the Fungus Kingdom, offering an introduction to mycology in its first half before diving into individual profiles of various diverse and astonishing mushrooms. This un...

Return of the Osprey: A Season of Flight and Wonder

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Report copyright infringementby David Gessner (Author), Helen MacDonald (Foreword by)A memoir, tribute to a once-endangered species, and natural history, Return of the Osprey recounts the many discoveries David Gessner made when he immersed himself for an entire nesting season in the lives of the ospreys that had returned to his seagirt corner of Cape Cod. The osprey, hailed by Roger Tory Peterson as the symbol of the New England coast, all but vanished during the 1950s and '60s because of th...

The Wonder of Mushrooms: The Mysterious World of Fungi

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Report copyright infringementby Maya Jewell Zeller (Author), Jenny Defouw Geuder (Illustrator)Get to know the kingdom of Fungi like never before with this unique book that blends the science of mycology with lyrical prose and watercolor paintings.Take an extraordinary expedition into the diverse and enchanting realm of fungi. The Wonder of Mushrooms is where science meets poetry, where ancient wisdom converges with modern discovery. Maya Jewell Zeller and Jenny deFouw Geuder guide you into th...

The Trees Around You: How to Identify Common Neighborhood Trees in the Pacific Northwest

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Report copyright infringementby Casey Clapp (Author)A visually rich, comprehensive, and entertaining field guide to identifying common urban tree species in the Pacific Northwest User-friendly organization, hand-drawn illustrations, and 1,400-plus photos of bark, flowers, leaves, and more to clarify, compare, and contrast species Covers 350 of the most common native and nonnative urban tree species Creative, engaging descriptions make tree identification fun and rewarding Tree educator, c...

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Report copyright infringementby Rhys Charles (Author), Savannah Storm (Illustrator)Dinosaurs, fossils, and reptiles, oh my... The whole family can become paleontology experts with this illustrated dictionary of 100+ terms for prehistoric animals! This delightful prehistoric dictionary defines more than 100 words and phrases alongside informative entries, phonetic spellings to help pronounce the names of prehistoric creatures, and detailed anatomical illustrations. Meet incredible dinosaurs, f...

Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Godfrey-Smith (Author)One of the Washington Post's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024The bestselling author of Other Minds shows how we and our ancestors have reinvented our planet. If the history of the Earth were compressed down to a year, our species would arise in the last thirty minutes or so of the final hour. But life itself is not such a late arrival: It has existed on Earth for something like 3.7 billion years--most of our planet's history and over...

Following the Bend: How to Read a River and Understand Its Nature

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Report copyright infringementby Ellen Wohl (Author)An engaging and thought-provoking introduction to river science When we look at a river, either up close or while flying over a river valley, what are we really seeing? Following the Bend takes readers on a majestic journey by water to find answers, along the way shedding light on the key concepts of modern river science, from hydrology and water chemistry to stream and wetland ecology. In this accessible and uniquely personal book, Ellen Woh...

Tiny Nature: Discovering Nature's Hidden World Through the Lens of Macrophotography

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Report copyright infringementby Jamie Rosencrans (Author)Marvel at the mysterious organisms of the forest floor, revealed in breathtaking macrophotography. The beauty of the forest goes far beyond trees and wildlife. If you look closely--even closer!--the world beneath your feet holds tiny ecosystems that play a vital role in nature. To see them in all their glory, Tiny Nature harnesses the power of macrophotography. The term "macro" means large, but in photography, it refers to creating larg...

Bugwatching: The Art, Joy, and Importance of Observing Insects

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Report copyright infringementby Eric R. Eaton (Author), Samantha Gallagher (Illustrator)Discover the pleasures of watching insects with this fun, informative, and marvelously illustrated how-to guide Insects are the most abundant wildlife on the planet--but also the least observed. This incisive field companion highlights the basic tools for watching insects with all of our senses, covers some best habitats and circumstances for seeing the most diversity, and shares tips for attracting desira...

Lost Animals, Disappearing Worlds: Stories of Extinction

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara Allen (Author)A moving and motivating collection of portraits of extinct species, revealing the profound implications of their disappearance. This book presents thirty-one extinct species through personal portraits. The intimate approach not only highlights each particular species but also explores the broader implications of losing a species forever. How do we honor such a loss? Can we grieve for species we never knew? These animals range from the wel...

Light Between Apple Trees: Rediscovering the Wild Through a Beloved American Fruit

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Report copyright infringementby Priyanka Kumar (Author)"A deeply meditative book in the vein of Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass." --Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus As a child in the foothills of the Himalayas, Priyanka Kumar was entranced by forest-like orchards of diverse and luscious fruit--especially apples. These biodiverse orchards seemed worlds away from the cardboard apples that lined supermarket shelves in the United States. Yet on a small patch of woods ne...

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Report copyright infringementby Eddy Rubin (Author), Greg Wright (Illustrator)A charmingly illustrated nature guide to Ocean Beach and the coastal ecology of San Francisco.Grab your beach blanket and your puffy jacket (this is San Francisco, after all) and get ready to see Ocean Beach like never before. Longtime local surfer and scientist Eddy Rubin celebrates this magical sandy stretch through stories of its animals and plants and the natural and human forces that have shaped this coastal en...

Wild Edible Plants of New Mexico: Volume 1: The Essentail Forages

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Report copyright infringementby Charles W. Kane (Author)Profiling the state's most important wild botanical foods, Wild Edible Plants of New Mexico is a good fit for the camper/hiker, plant utilitarian, or prepper in need of a concise guide to the subject. Readers will find the booklet's cliff-notes type of orientation on-target and ramble-free with a discussion of each plant's (58) edible use and preparation the publication's primary goal. Additional sections include range and habitat, medic...

Animal Behavior: Stories of Instinct, Intelligence, and Adaptation

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Report copyright infringementby DK (Author)A thrilling face-to-face encounter with animals in their own environment--their elaborate displays, intimate lives, and extraordinary behavior. Did you know that elephants give each other names, orangutans self-medicate, and rats giggle? Animal Behavior is full of hundreds of stories that shed light on how animals navigate life in the wild. Packed with vivid wildlife photography and action sequences, every aspect of animal life and behavior is expl...

Lost Wonders: 10 Tales of Extinction from the 21st Century

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Lathan (Author), Claire Kohda (Illustrator)Shortlisted for the 2024 Richard Jefferies Award for nature writing. In Lost Wonders Tom Lathan tells ten powerful stories of species that have lived, died out and been declared extinct since the turn of the twenty-first century. 'Timely, elegiac' Daily Mail'Superb storytelling . . . an exhilarating and vital book' - Charles Foster, author of Cry of the Wild-------- Many scientists believe that we are currently liv...

Living Night: On the Secret Wonders of Wildlife After Dark

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Report copyright infringementby Sophia Kimmig (Author)When the sun sets, things start to get interesting among wild animals. Wherever we live, whether in the city or suburbs or country, darkness conjures a hidden world of wildlife that most of us rarely glimpse. Foxes, wolves, and bears prowl while skunks, opossums, and porcupines lurk; fireflies send flashing signals to potential mates; raccoons rummage for food; owls and bats fly overhead. Wildlife biologist Sophia Kimmig is our guide to th...

BBC Walking with Dinosaurs: Uncovering the Secret Stories of Prehistoric Life

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Cohen (Author), Helen Thomas (Author), Kirsty Wilson (Author)Travel back in time to the prehistoric world of the dinosaurs, brought to life in spectacular detail. Revisit the spectacle of the incredible new season of BBC One's Walking With Dinosaurs in this richly detailed look into the distant past. With the latest up-to-date facts, interviews with leading dinosaur hunters, and insights from the TV series, this is the ultimate prehistoric book that ever...

The Enduring Wild: A Journey Into California's Public Lands

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Report copyright infringementby Josh Jackson (Author)A galvanizing road trip across California's immense public wilderness from a beloved adventurer."The Enduring Wild is a call to look beyond the surface, embrace the deep connections that tie us to our public lands, and commit to safeguarding them for future generations." --QT Luong, author of Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National ParksIt all began with a camping trip. Outdoor enthusiast Josh Jackson had never he...

Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats: A Guide to the History, Identification, and Use of Psychoactive Fungi

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Stamets (Author)A full-color guide to psilocybin mushrooms--how to forage, identify, grow, and use them--with detailed descriptions, 300 stunning photographs, tips for dosing safely, and more, from a world-renowned mycologist. The past decade has seen an explosion of interest in using psilocybin (aka psychoactive or "magic") mushrooms for recreational and medicinal purposes. In this comprehensive, full-color reference, Paul Stamets offers descriptions and ...

Sea Wonders: The Octopus, the Cuttlefish, and the Squid

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Report copyright infringementby Marco Colombo (Author), Francesco Tomasinelli (Author), Giulia De Amicis (Illustrator)Explore the world of extraordinary marine creatures in this beautifully illustrated guide to thirty species of octopuses, cuttlefish, and squids. In Sea Wonders, discover the remarkable characteristics of cephalopods, enigmatic sea creatures with arms directly attached to their heads, who are masters of survival and transformation. Thirty species are collected in this fascinat...

Eavesdropping on Animals: What We Can Learn from Wildlife Conversations

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Report copyright infringementby George Bumann (Author), Jon Young (Foreword by)"This book is fabulous and takes you close inside the wild world, where you feel the creatures whispering your old name."--Craig Foster, My Octopus Teacher Learn how to decode the secret conversations of wild animals all around you. From a Yellowstone naturalist and expert in animal language comes "a tantalizing guide to revamping our approach to wild things." (WSJ) Growing up in rural New York, as a young man Geor...