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  • An Arid Eden

    A Personal Account Of Conservation In The Kaokoveld

    by Garth Owen-Smith ...
    Two remarkable tales woven together - the story of the Kaokoveld, an arid eden in the remote north-west of Namibia, so nearly lost, but regained to become one of Africa's iconic wildlife tourism destinations, and also the story of a young man's search for an African way to do conservation in Africa. Garth Owen-Smith first visited the Kaokoveld in 1967. It was a life-changing experience. His ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Not on My Watch

    How a renegade whale biologist took on governments and industry to save wild salmon

    by Alexandra Morton ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLERAlexandra Morton has been called "the Jane Goodall of Canada" because of her passionate thirty-year fight to save British Columbia's wild salmon. Her account of that fight is both inspiring in its own right and a roadmap of resistance.Alexandra Morton came north from California in the early 1980s, following her first love--the northern resident orca. In remote Echo Bay, in the ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • Feral

    Rewilding The Land The Sea And Human Life

    by George Monbiot ...
    This book explodes with wonder and delight. Making use of remarkable scientific discoveries that transform our understanding of how natural systems work, George Monbiot explores a new, positive environmentalism that shows how damaged ecosystems on land and at sea can be restored, and how this restoration can revitalize and enrich our lives.Challenging what he calls his “ecological boredom,” ... Read more

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  • Killing for Profit

    Exposing the Illegal Rhino Horn Trade

    by Julian Rademeyer ...
    A terrifying true story of greed, corruption, depravity and ruthless criminal enterprise … On the black markets of Southeast Asia, rhino horn is worth more than gold, cocaine and heroin. This is the chilling story of a more than two-year-long investigation into a dangerous criminal underworld where merciless syndicates will stop at nothing to attain their prize. It is a tale of greed, folly and ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Walking With Gorillas

    The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet

    by Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka ...
    An Inspiring Memoir, for Fans of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Frans De WaalIn her enchanting memoir, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda’s first wildlife veterinarian, tells the remarkable story from her animal-loving childhood to her career protecting endangered mountain gorillas and other wild animals. She is also the defender of people as a groundbreaking promoter of human public health and an ... Read more

    $28.79 CAD

  • Optimism : Reflections on a Life of Action

    by Bob Brown ...
    In Optimism, Bob Brown shares with us his stories and insights from throughout his public and private life, that reveal the events that have made an impression, the ideas that have caught his imagination, and the people that have stayed in his thoughts. This book reflects on the simple things, the moments that are meaningful, and the big questions that have concerned Bob Brown and inspired him to ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Trouble with Lions (The)

    A Glasgow Vet in Africa

    by Jerry Haigh ...
    Series series Wayfarer
    The trouble with lions is that while you are conducting a pregnancy test, you need to be equally, if not more, aware of what you can learn from the lion's other end. That is one lesson that Jerry Haigh brings home in this fascinating collection of stories about working with wild animals in Africa. Conversational in tone, conservational in theme—you will be right beside Jerry, wife Jo, and a ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw

    One Woman's Fight to Save the World's Most Beautiful Bird

    by Bruce Barcott ...
    “The first time we came here I didn’t know what to expect,” she told me as we paddled upstream. “What we found just blew me away. Jaguars, pumas, river otters, howler monkeys. The place was like a Noah’s Ark for all the endangered species driven out of the rest of Central America. There was so much life! That expedition was when I first saw the macaws.”As a young woman, Sharon Matola lived many ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • A River with a City Problem

    A History of Brisbane Floods

    by Margaret Cook ...
    When floods devastated South East Queensland in 2011, who was to blame? Despite the inherent risk of living on a floodplain, most residents had pinned their hopes on Wivenhoe Dam to protect them, and when it failed to do so, dam operators were blamed for the scale of the catastrophic events that followed. A River with a City Problem is a compelling history of floods in the Brisbane River catchment ... Read more

    $14.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Quarterly Essay 66 The Long Goodbye

    Coal, Coral and Australia's Climate Deadlock

    by Anna Krien ...
    Series Book 66 - Quarterly Essay
    The Great Barrier Reef is dying. Extreme weather is becoming all too familiar. Yet when it comes to action on climate change, division and paralysis rule the land.In this vivid, urgent essay, Anna Krien explores the psychology and politics of a warming world. She visits the frontlines of Australia’s climate wars – the Reef, the Galilee and Bowen basins, South Australia. She investigates the Adani ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Let the Land Speak

    A history of Australia - how the land created our nation

    by Jackie French ...
    From one of our most respected and award-winning authors, Jackie French, comes a fascinating and fresh interpretation of Australian history, focusing on how the land itself, rather than social forces, has shaped the major events that led to modern Australia.to understand the present, you need to understand the past. to understand Australia's history, you need to look at how the land has shaped not ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Silent Spring Revisited

    by Conor Mark Jameson ...
    American scientist and author Rachel Carson is said to have sparked the modern day environmental movement with the publication of Silent Spring in 1962. She made vivid the prospect of life without birdsong. But has her warning been heeded?Fifty years on, Conor Mark Jameson reflects on the growth of environmentalism since Silent Spring was published. His revealing and engaging tale plots milestone ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD