Author: Lisa Owings
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1612116469
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Dogs may be man's best friends. However, you shouldn't try to befriend dingoes. Once these wild dogs lose their fear of humans, they can become savage attackers. They will snarl and bite to protect their territory and satisfy their hunger. The stories in this book show that not all dogs should be treated like pets
Wild Dog Attack
Author: Lisa Owings
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1612116469
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Dogs may be man's best friends. However, you shouldn't try to befriend dingoes. Once these wild dogs lose their fear of humans, they can become savage attackers. They will snarl and bite to protect their territory and satisfy their hunger. The stories in this book show that not all dogs should be treated like pets
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1612116469
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Dogs may be man's best friends. However, you shouldn't try to befriend dingoes. Once these wild dogs lose their fear of humans, they can become savage attackers. They will snarl and bite to protect their territory and satisfy their hunger. The stories in this book show that not all dogs should be treated like pets
Africa's Wild Dogs
Author: Jocelin Kagan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781913159191
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There are roughly 6,600 wild dogs left in Africa yet they have cast such a spell on top wildlife photographer and naturalist Jocelin Kagan that she is determined to help save them. If left to their own devices, they are more than capable of thriving, as this sumptuous photographic natural history shows. Jocelin has called in world experts to add their latest findings about these resourceful, graceful and highly skilled family groups. Nomadic predators whose territories range thousands of kilometres, they hunt co-operatively, preying on small herbivores. Non-confrontational, they form complex bonds as this book reveals. Now restricted to small populations and threatened by some shoot-to-kill policies, habitat fragmentation, diseases from domestic dogs, climate change and snares, as well as natural predation from hyenas and lions, Africa's wild dogs will be supported by all the royalties from this book.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781913159191
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There are roughly 6,600 wild dogs left in Africa yet they have cast such a spell on top wildlife photographer and naturalist Jocelin Kagan that she is determined to help save them. If left to their own devices, they are more than capable of thriving, as this sumptuous photographic natural history shows. Jocelin has called in world experts to add their latest findings about these resourceful, graceful and highly skilled family groups. Nomadic predators whose territories range thousands of kilometres, they hunt co-operatively, preying on small herbivores. Non-confrontational, they form complex bonds as this book reveals. Now restricted to small populations and threatened by some shoot-to-kill policies, habitat fragmentation, diseases from domestic dogs, climate change and snares, as well as natural predation from hyenas and lions, Africa's wild dogs will be supported by all the royalties from this book.
Environmental ScienceBites
Author: Kylienne A. Clark
Publisher: The Ohio State University
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
This book was written by undergraduate students at The Ohio State University (OSU) who were enrolled in the class Introduction to Environmental Science. The chapters describe some of Earth's major environmental challenges and discuss ways that humans are using cutting-edge science and engineering to provide sustainable solutions to these problems. Topics are as diverse as the students, who represent virtually every department, school and college at OSU. The environmental issue that is described in each chapter is particularly important to the author, who hopes that their story will serve as inspiration to protect Earth for all life.
Publisher: The Ohio State University
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
This book was written by undergraduate students at The Ohio State University (OSU) who were enrolled in the class Introduction to Environmental Science. The chapters describe some of Earth's major environmental challenges and discuss ways that humans are using cutting-edge science and engineering to provide sustainable solutions to these problems. Topics are as diverse as the students, who represent virtually every department, school and college at OSU. The environmental issue that is described in each chapter is particularly important to the author, who hopes that their story will serve as inspiration to protect Earth for all life.
The African Wild Dog
Author: Scott Creel
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691207003
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
With only 5,000 surviving, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of the world's most endangered large carnivores--and one of the most remarkable. This comprehensive portrait of wild dogs incorporates previously scattered information with important new findings from a six-year study in Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve, Africa's largest protected area. The book emphasizes ecology, concentrating on why wild dogs fare poorly in protected areas that maintain healthy populations of lions, hyenas, or other top carnivores. In addition to conservation issues, it covers fascinating aspects of wild dog behavior and social evolution. The Creels use demographic, behavioral, endocrine, and genetic approaches to examine how and why nonbreeding pack mates help breeding pairs raise their litters. They also present the largest data set ever collected on mammalian predator-prey interactions and the evolution of cooperative hunting, allowing them to account for wild dogs' prowess as hunters. By using a large sample size and sophisticated analytical tools, the authors step well beyond previous research. Their results include some surprises that will cause even specialists to rethink certain propositions, such as the idea that wild dogs are unusually vulnerable to infectious disease. Several findings apply broadly to the management of other protected areas. Of clear appeal to ecologists studying predation and cooperation in any population, this book collects and expands a cache of information useful to anyone studying conservation as well as to amateurs intrigued by the once-maligned but extraordinary wild dog.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691207003
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
With only 5,000 surviving, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of the world's most endangered large carnivores--and one of the most remarkable. This comprehensive portrait of wild dogs incorporates previously scattered information with important new findings from a six-year study in Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve, Africa's largest protected area. The book emphasizes ecology, concentrating on why wild dogs fare poorly in protected areas that maintain healthy populations of lions, hyenas, or other top carnivores. In addition to conservation issues, it covers fascinating aspects of wild dog behavior and social evolution. The Creels use demographic, behavioral, endocrine, and genetic approaches to examine how and why nonbreeding pack mates help breeding pairs raise their litters. They also present the largest data set ever collected on mammalian predator-prey interactions and the evolution of cooperative hunting, allowing them to account for wild dogs' prowess as hunters. By using a large sample size and sophisticated analytical tools, the authors step well beyond previous research. Their results include some surprises that will cause even specialists to rethink certain propositions, such as the idea that wild dogs are unusually vulnerable to infectious disease. Several findings apply broadly to the management of other protected areas. Of clear appeal to ecologists studying predation and cooperation in any population, this book collects and expands a cache of information useful to anyone studying conservation as well as to amateurs intrigued by the once-maligned but extraordinary wild dog.
Vengeance
Author: Jamie Wallis
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 095598551X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The discovery that your grandfather has been murdered by outlaws shatters the solitude of your peaceful existence. Taking up your sword and bow you set out upon a dangerous path of revenge while you seek to satiate your thirst for vengeance. Your quest will lead you deep into the depths of the ancient Moonglade Forest, as you seek to retrieve a mysterious item that was stolen. Will you be able to uncover the truth behind the reason for your grandfather's brutal murder? Welcome adventurer to Greywood Publishing's first Epic Adventure Game Book - Vengeance, set in the mythical lands of The Four Vales. Unlike a normal book, this is an interactive game book that allows you to create a character and decide your own path through the story. Choose your destiny or discover your fate! The choice will be yours.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 095598551X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
The discovery that your grandfather has been murdered by outlaws shatters the solitude of your peaceful existence. Taking up your sword and bow you set out upon a dangerous path of revenge while you seek to satiate your thirst for vengeance. Your quest will lead you deep into the depths of the ancient Moonglade Forest, as you seek to retrieve a mysterious item that was stolen. Will you be able to uncover the truth behind the reason for your grandfather's brutal murder? Welcome adventurer to Greywood Publishing's first Epic Adventure Game Book - Vengeance, set in the mythical lands of The Four Vales. Unlike a normal book, this is an interactive game book that allows you to create a character and decide your own path through the story. Choose your destiny or discover your fate! The choice will be yours.
Wild Tales from the Wild
Author: Saad Bin Jung
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 817436952X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
For the weary urban dweller, the verdant Mangala valley near the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka,; would seem like a haven of peace and tranquility. Appearances could not be more deceptive, as Saad Bin Jung discovered after forsaking his life in the city for a stone cottage in the valley. If the surrounding jungles were teeming with wildlife of every variety, the life that the human of the area led was no less wild. Here, he recounts the adventures that he had with some of them: the leopard who moved into 'bison cottage', the dining hall cobra, the magnificent Mangala tiger, Torn Ears, the most-photographed gaur of his time, and the elephants whom he loved with a passion, Colonel Hathi, Jayaprakash and even the Rightchipped Tusker with his bullying ways, amongst them. Not to be outdone were the members of the Kuruba tribe and other humans - Mr B, the family expert, the elderly manager with a raging libido, the gorgeous foreign girls who almost saw him booted out of the family - who came to share his life at Bush Betta, the wildlife resort that he set up in 1991. Hair-raising and hilarious, these are stories that anyone who has had a taste of the wild, or wished that they could, will enjoy, as much for their drama and comedy as for the many fascinating insights into animal behaviour that they provide. No less compelling is the message between the lines, the grandeur and beauty of India's forests, and the need to preserve them at all costs.
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN: 817436952X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
For the weary urban dweller, the verdant Mangala valley near the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka,; would seem like a haven of peace and tranquility. Appearances could not be more deceptive, as Saad Bin Jung discovered after forsaking his life in the city for a stone cottage in the valley. If the surrounding jungles were teeming with wildlife of every variety, the life that the human of the area led was no less wild. Here, he recounts the adventures that he had with some of them: the leopard who moved into 'bison cottage', the dining hall cobra, the magnificent Mangala tiger, Torn Ears, the most-photographed gaur of his time, and the elephants whom he loved with a passion, Colonel Hathi, Jayaprakash and even the Rightchipped Tusker with his bullying ways, amongst them. Not to be outdone were the members of the Kuruba tribe and other humans - Mr B, the family expert, the elderly manager with a raging libido, the gorgeous foreign girls who almost saw him booted out of the family - who came to share his life at Bush Betta, the wildlife resort that he set up in 1991. Hair-raising and hilarious, these are stories that anyone who has had a taste of the wild, or wished that they could, will enjoy, as much for their drama and comedy as for the many fascinating insights into animal behaviour that they provide. No less compelling is the message between the lines, the grandeur and beauty of India's forests, and the need to preserve them at all costs.
Serengeti II
Author: A. R. E. Sinclair
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226760315
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Serengeti II: Dynamics, Management, and Conservation of an Ecosystem brings together twenty years of research by leading scientists to provide the most most thorough understanding to date of the spectacular Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in East Africa, home to one of the largest and most diverse populations of animals in the world. Building on the groundwork laid by the classic Serengeti: Dynamics of an Ecosystem, published in 1979 by the University of Chicago Press, this new book integrates studies of the ecosystem at every level—from the plants at the bottom of the visible food chain, to the many species of herbivores and predators, to the system as a whole. Drawing on new data from many long-term studies and from more recent research initiatives, and applying new theory and computer technology, the contributors examine the large-scale processes that have produced the Serengeti's extraordinary biological diversity, as well as the interactions among species and between plants and animals and their environment. They also introduce computer modeling as a tool for exploring these interactions, employing this new technology to test and anticipate the effects of social, political, and economic changes on the entire ecosystem and on particular species, and so to shape future conservation and management strategies.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226760315
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Serengeti II: Dynamics, Management, and Conservation of an Ecosystem brings together twenty years of research by leading scientists to provide the most most thorough understanding to date of the spectacular Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in East Africa, home to one of the largest and most diverse populations of animals in the world. Building on the groundwork laid by the classic Serengeti: Dynamics of an Ecosystem, published in 1979 by the University of Chicago Press, this new book integrates studies of the ecosystem at every level—from the plants at the bottom of the visible food chain, to the many species of herbivores and predators, to the system as a whole. Drawing on new data from many long-term studies and from more recent research initiatives, and applying new theory and computer technology, the contributors examine the large-scale processes that have produced the Serengeti's extraordinary biological diversity, as well as the interactions among species and between plants and animals and their environment. They also introduce computer modeling as a tool for exploring these interactions, employing this new technology to test and anticipate the effects of social, political, and economic changes on the entire ecosystem and on particular species, and so to shape future conservation and management strategies.
Free-Ranging Dogs and Wildlife Conservation
Author: Matthew E. Gompper
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199663211
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
This edited volume adopts a global perspective to review how dogs interact with wildlife, how humans perceive these interactions, the potential importance of dog-wildlife interactions, and the scope of the problems.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199663211
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
This edited volume adopts a global perspective to review how dogs interact with wildlife, how humans perceive these interactions, the potential importance of dog-wildlife interactions, and the scope of the problems.
THE JUMBLED LOVE
Author: Priya Amour
Publisher: Priya Amour
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
The world doesn't seem to understand the meaning of true love except for the few who live, lived, and wanted to live in the world of true love. But then what is true love? Not caring about the questions of what is pestering the minds of young adults nowadays, Angelica Ross stood out differently. She even feel something like that...A typical girl with no idea of love. All she ever knew was her family, friends, and peace. But that was until she met him... The 'INHUMANE HUMAN', Beast for the world but for her? A man who knows everything, including her, and as the cherry on the top, he is the only one who truly knows her. While the whole world thinks her being a simple yet different girl, he knew that she is the disaster, HIS DISASTER, while the world calls him the 'disaster'. Funny, the world doesn't seem to know that whatever he is today is, for her, his ANGEL. After all, their story is not only about true love but much more...the secrets, the pain, the fear, and the last but not least, the evilness.
Publisher: Priya Amour
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
The world doesn't seem to understand the meaning of true love except for the few who live, lived, and wanted to live in the world of true love. But then what is true love? Not caring about the questions of what is pestering the minds of young adults nowadays, Angelica Ross stood out differently. She even feel something like that...A typical girl with no idea of love. All she ever knew was her family, friends, and peace. But that was until she met him... The 'INHUMANE HUMAN', Beast for the world but for her? A man who knows everything, including her, and as the cherry on the top, he is the only one who truly knows her. While the whole world thinks her being a simple yet different girl, he knew that she is the disaster, HIS DISASTER, while the world calls him the 'disaster'. Funny, the world doesn't seem to know that whatever he is today is, for her, his ANGEL. After all, their story is not only about true love but much more...the secrets, the pain, the fear, and the last but not least, the evilness.
Bush Aussies
Author: Allan Nixon
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459621506
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
These true stories of ordinary and extraordinary country characters show what the Aussie way of life is really like outside the big cities. Bush Aussies celebrates the colourful, creative and amazing people who make Australia unique.
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459621506
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
These true stories of ordinary and extraordinary country characters show what the Aussie way of life is really like outside the big cities. Bush Aussies celebrates the colourful, creative and amazing people who make Australia unique.