THE
END OF THE GAME
by Peter Beard
Explores the intricate and
complex relationship between man and elephants, and how both struggle to
adapt to their changing environments.
"The only wildlife book I know that tells the truth." - Dr.
Norman Borlaug
OF TIGERS AND MEN
by Richard Ives
An elegy for a wild, and
dwindling, world ... written in a distinctive as well as appealing voice
- Washington Post Book World
THE MINER'S CANARY
by Niles Eldredge
A paleontologist has sifted the available evidence to compose a
provocative general theory of extinction that illuminates today's
environmental issues.
THE FALL OF THE WILD, THE RISE
OF THE ZOO
by Robert Bendiner
As the world's wild places
continue to dwindle, so do the prospects of the wild animals that live
there. Some of those animals ... would now be extinct were it not for
the efforts of the world's great zoos; in the next few decades that list
will probably include the tiger, gorilla, rhinoceros, and scores of
others ...
But does it matter ?
ECOLOGICAL IMPERIALISM
the Biological Expansion of Europe, 900 - 1900
by Alfred Crosby
This book places familiar
historical processes firmly in an ecological context by surrounding us
with our usual swarms of pests, crops, diseases, weeds, and domestic
herds - all attuned to coexistence with one another, and often at odds
with the life forms found in the strange new places where our history
has taken us.
RATIONAL READINGS ON
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Edited by Jay H. Lehr
Nearly 50 of today's best known scientific, medical, and political minds
discuss the full gamut of environmental issues ... offering a wide range
of insights.
IN A DARK WOOD
by Alston Chase
An invitation to examine our basic assumptions about the environment.
The most thoughtful account yet written of radical environmentalism.
Is deep ecology a science or a philosophy ?
HARD GREEN
Saving the Environment from the Environmentalists
by Peter Huber
Combining a through knowledge of true science with a lawyer's logic to
debunk old myths and chart new pathways, Huber skillfully describes and
up-dates the fundamentals of Theodore Roosevelt's practical, 'tough
love' prescription for preserving our environment. This sort of in depth
insight is long overdue,
easily understandable, individually applicable, and a must read for
anyone
who claims to really care about the environment.
THE NAKED APE
and
THE HUMAN ZOO
by Desmond Morris
Although both of these were first published in the late 1960's, they
present a very sophisticated and revealing look at the human race
through
the unemotional eyes of a zoologist.
THE HIJACKING OF THE HUMANE
MOVEMENT
by Rod & Patti Strand
A hard hitting expose with frightening insight into the
"Animal Rights Movement."
THE ANIMAL SMUGGLERS
by John Nichol
This book exposes the horrifying background of the worldwide
illegal trade of huge numbers of exotic animals. Vividly illustrated and
well written, it presents clear, factual evidence of the cruelty, and
waste of animal life that
goes on around us every day.
VETERINARY DENTISTRY
Principles & Practice
by Robert B. Wiggs and Heidi B. Lobprise
An outstanding resource, designed to provide a most comprehensive and
practical approach to the subject.
SMALL ANIMAL DENTISTRY
by Colin E. Harvey and Peter P. Emily
In spite of numerous similarities, differences between human and animal
teeth are significant, and understanding the differences is essential to
selecting the correct technique for treating any animal. This book
presents an outstanding perspective because one of the authors is a
(human) dentist, and the other a veterinary dentist. Both strongly
recommend refraining from utilizing methods as they are used in human
dentistry without careful consideration.
MY WILD WORLD
by Joan Embery
As the San Diego Zoo's "Wild Animal Ambassador," Joan has made
loving, caring for, training, and living with animals her life's work.
This is a warm and insightful look at her life with these marvelous
creatures.
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