Deep Listening to Nature invites us to open our ears to the natural world, to not only learn about nature, but from nature, as we move toward a more ecological future.
Today's therapy dog handlers recognize the need to be teammates with their dogs, not just supervisors. Teaming with one's dog involves unobtrusively providing physical and emotional support as well as respectful guidance in what to do. Being a teammate requires attention to the handler's behavior, not just the dog's. This book reminds all handlers ......
A practical guide to making every bird count, for those who count birds. Counting birds may sound simple-just step outside and start tallying. But in reality, it's a complex and essential endeavor at the core of modern wildlife conservation. In How to Count Birds, conservation biologist Christopher JW McClure offers a practical guide to designing ......
From the tropical rainforests of South America to the deciduous woodlands of the United Kingdom, bats live in highly complex social groups. Whether attracting a mate, forming bonds with their young or maintaining life-saving friendships, they exhibit a huge variety of fascinating social behaviour. Bats sometimes get a bad press. They have been ......
Assessing Risk, Managing Human-Wildlife Conflict and Responding to Life-Threatening Situations in Remote Locations
Dangerous Animals & Outdoor Hazards in Africa is a comprehensive guide to managing human-wildlife conflict and avoiding dangerous situations in remote areas. A thorough review of animal attacks in Africa demonstrates that the vast majority could have been prevented had the victims received basic awareness training. From the behavioural patterns ......
Nonhuman Intelligence and Narrative Form in American Fiction
How a fascination with animal consciousness, perception, and intelligence shaped American fiction in the twentieth century Animal Minds, Other Minds upends a common assumption: that the minds encountered in fiction are always in some sense fundamentally human. Readers, writers, critics, and narrative theorists have surmised that when fiction ......
Nonhuman Intelligence and Narrative Form in American Fiction
How a fascination with animal consciousness, perception, and intelligence shaped American fiction in the twentieth century Animal Minds, Other Minds upends a common assumption: that the minds encountered in fiction are always in some sense fundamentally human. Readers, writers, critics, and narrative theorists have surmised that when fiction ......
An Insect-Eye View of Flight Behaviour in the Wild
This remarkable book offers a portrait of insects unlike any seen before. Using an original lens-based method of high-speed photography inspired by the wraparound vision of the compound eye, it presents 60 stunning images of flying insects. These unique panoramic close-ups take the study of flight out of the laboratory and into the natural ......
In this fascinating collection of interviews, sound recordist Mark Ferguson conducts in-depth conversations with a wide range of wildlife sound recording practitioners. These diverse and inclusive case studies and experiences from around the world present a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge methods, the latest technology and inspiration ......
