The fields of environmental crime and speciesism are of increasing interest to social scientists. This increase reflects the great concern many peo...

Second only to humans in adapting to climate extremes, grey wolves once ranged from coast to coast and from Alaska to Mexico in North America. By t...

This is an abridged and updated version of the award-winning publication 'Virginia's Endangered Species' (1991). An introduction summarises Virgini...

The people of the Nechako region are not unfamiliar with hardship, environmental devastation and protecting what they hold dear. June Wood chronicl...

Lively, colorful, and skillfully made fabric portraits of 182 endangered species bring them to real, vibrant life. Each portrait features fascinati...

Invasive species constitute a significant environmental and economic threat worldwide, acting as a key driver of biodiversity loss and ecosystem fu...

Bob Edwards, the Great White North's equivalent to H. L. Mencken, remains a singular figure in Canadian journalism. His newspapers, published in We...

The book provides a basic understanding and history of ivory along with a discussion and photographs of its many uses. It argues that ivory collect...

The Lacey Act was enacted in 1900 to prevent hunters from killing game in one state and escaping prosecution by crossing state lines. It has evolve...

Beginning in 1967 and for just over 30 years, the oil industry toiled in the relative obscurity of Northern Alberta as machines peeled away earth a...

National Parks (NPs) are mainly designed to protect the remaining "wilderness" of a given country and have primarily focused on the conservation of...

In recent decades, there has been an increased need to understand ecosystems in order to be able to manage them for conservation and sustainable us...

This book focuses on the American system of National Parks wherein the people of the United States own and protect mountains, deserts, forests, wet...

This book provides an overview of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) which co-ordinates and integrates scientific research across thi...

The challenges of fire management are formidable and growing more complex. The Nation has diverse landscapes, demographics, and social values; and ...

The US National Wildlife Refuge System was created by Executive Order On March 14, 1903, when President Theodore Roosevelt established the country'...

A significant amount of natural resources such as lands, waters, biodiversity, ecosystem services etc. are all part of an agricultural system. Mode...

From common toads and turtles to sea horses, cephalopods, and triggerfish, Tim Phelps's mandalas cast an artistic eye on the real and imagined micr...

From buckeye butterflies to ladybugs, milkweed, and dandelions, Tim Phelps's mandalas cast an artistic eye on the real and imagined micro-architect...

On 9 May 2016, the North American bison was federally designated as the first national mammal of the United States. In celebration of this recognit...

The golden eagle is widely considered one of the world’s most magnificent birds. It is the epitome of wild places. The bird has a huge world distri...

Originally published in 1990, Paradise Won has been updated and details the epic 12-year struggle to stop logging in the unique global ecosystem.Gw...

'The studies range from the 19th century romantic getaways of picking flowers and picnicking to 21st century extreme sports such as canyoning and a...

Establishment of a protected area (PA) is a key global conservation strategy aimed to protect the Earth’s imperiled biodiversity and ecosystems. G...

This book summarises legal and political events related to active sonar and marine mammals. While strandings and mortality of marine mammals, prima...

This book explores the unique relationship humans have established with the Purple Martin whereby people have provided nest cavities for martins du...

Understanding the factors affecting migratory bird and bat populations during all three phases of their life cycle -- breeding, non breeding, and m...

Cowboy, conservationist, and curator Martin S. Garretson was widely considered one of the foremost experts on the natural history of the buffalo as...

This book examines the processes, costs and benefits associated with recycling. Topics discussed include the cost-effectiveness of recycling munici...

A CBC New Brunswick Book List SelectionAn Atlantic Books Today Must-Have New Brunswick Books of 2020 SelectionThe Restigouche River flows through t...

I believe that it is up to people like us to find the language, create the images and imagine the solutions that will allow us to break out of the ...

Riparian zones encompass the stream channel and the adjacent portion of the terrestrial landscape from the high water mark toward the uplands, wher...

Winner, Design Edge Regional Design AwardShortlisted, Atlantic Independent Booksellers' Choice AwardAuthentic. Original. Inimitable. Mary Majka was...

This book provides new research in the study on seed banks. Chapter One begins with an overview of seed bank research in Central European grassland...

For over five decades, Alan Mark has been a voice for conservation in New Zealand. From his call in the 1960s for the establishment of tussock-gras...

In 2009, a wildland fire in the Angeles National Forest in California known as the Station Fire led to the death of two fire-fighters, destroyed 89...

Steppe ecosystems refers to a biome region characterised by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes. This book presen...

A lone wild wolf lives on a small group of uninhabited islands in British Columbia’s Salish Sea, surrounded by freighter, oil tanker and other boat...

Tar Wars offers a critical inside look at how leading image-makers negotiate escalating tensions between continuous economic growth mandated by a g...

Greenland's Inuit have for generations depended upon the hunting and sharing of whales to fulfill their needs. Yet their ability to continue their ...

The Pacific coast is the most iconic region of California and one of the most fascinating and rapidly changing places in the world. Densely populat...

The grizzly bear, once the archetype for all that is wild, is quickly becoming a symbol of nature's fierce but flagging resilience in the face of h...

"Nifty book on honeybees . . . helpful things you can do!" -- Margaret Atwood (via Twitter) In this updated bestseller (with new science and data r...

In our ever-warming world, trillions of indigenous bark beetles are killing billions of mature conifers throughout the forests of western North Ame...

In the summer of 2009 Cameron Dueck and the rest of the crew of the Silent Sound completed a journey made by fewer people than have climbed Mt. Eve...

This book is about the empirical analysis of household electricity saving behavior. In particular, we focus on effective methods to promote energy ...

The book opens with a biography by Peter's wife, the Reverend Vicky Cullen, offering the reader an insight into Peter's personal life and the influ...

Tundra ecosystems are seriously affected by global climate change. Understanding tundra history and post-glacial development may enhance the abilit...