Science Ecology

Can corals build worlds? Do rattlesnakes enchant? What is a raccoon, and what might it know? Animals and the questions they raised thwarted human efforts to master nature during the so-called Enlightenment—a historical moment when rigid classification pervaded the study of natural history, people traded in people, and imperial avarice wrapped its tentacles around the globe. Whitney Barlow Robles makes animals the unruly protagonists of eighteenth-century science through journeys to four spaces and ecological zones: the ocean, the underground, the curiosity cabinet, and the field.

Conraad de Rosner is a pioneering game ranger, working with dogs to protect wildlife against poachers – both ‘bushmeat’ poachers, who use cruel snares to trap animals, and criminal syndicates killing for rhinoceros horn and capturing critically endangered pangolins, the most trafficked animal in the world. Con’s life – constantly at risk from poachers, wildlife and even his own fellow rangers – has been saved on numerous occasions by his devoted canine companions.

Sand is the hidden foundation of our society. In Sand Stories, Kiran Pereira maps out why it is the most consumed commodity on the planet after water. The book examines the impacts of our seemingly insatiable demand for sand on people, wildlife, and our ecosystems.

"So weit das Licht reicht" ist Naturbuch, poetisches Memoir und Coming-of-Age-Geschichte in einem – ein faszinierender Tauchgang von der Oberfläche bis zum Meeresgrund. Nicht zuletzt ist es ein Plädoyer für neue Sichtweisen auf unsere Welt und die erstaunlichen Kreaturen, die sie beherbergt. Eine besondere Faszination geht von den geheimnisvollsten Kreaturen der Tiefsee aus, die verborgen vor den Augen der Welt ein Dasein fernab vom Sonnenlicht fristen.

Faszinierendes Paralleluniversum: Sophia Kimmig entführt in die Dunkelwelt und öffnet die Augen für die Wunder der Nacht direkt vor unserer Tür. Wenn die Sonne untergegangen ist, wird es bei den Wildtieren erst richtig interessant: Wo tagsüber Menschen auf Busse warten, durchwühlt eine Wildschweinfamilie den Mülleimer an der Haltestelle. Füchse suchen nach Futter, Glühwürmchen senden Blinksignale an potenzielle Partner, Waschbären durchstöbern das Gebüsch. Die Nacht ist nicht nur eine Zeit, sondern ein vielfältiger Lebensraum, über den wir immer noch zu wenig wissen.

Douglas Adams a "Galaxis Útikalauz"-trilógiával milliókkal szerettette meg az időben és térben való bolyongást. Az "Utoljára látható" folytatja ezt az utat, de a hely ezúttal a Föld, az idő a jelen és minden egyes szó igaz. A hangoskönyvet hallgatva csatlakozhatunk a népszerű íróhoz és társához, Mark Carwardine zoológushoz, amint bebarangolják a világot 1985 és 1990 között, különleges és veszélyeztetett állatfajok után kutatva. A könyv egy túláradóan vidám útleírás és egy szívszaggató helyeket bemutató természetkönyv elegye.

Twice declared extinct, North America's most endangered mammal species, the black-footed ferret (BFF), is making a comeback thanks to an evolving conservation regimen at more than thirty reintroduction sites across the continent. Lawrence Lenhart lingers at one such site in his proverbial backyard, the Aubrey Valley in northern Arizona.

「図鑑御三家」の一角をなす有名昆虫図鑑の監修を任され、著者は理想に燃えた。「子供たちのために死んだ虫（標本）ではなく生きたままの虫を撮って載せたい！」そんな学習図鑑は前代未聞だ。

Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds. In Buzz, the beloved Thor Hanson takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago, when a wasp first dared to feed pollen to its young. From honeybees and bumbles to lesser-known diggers, miners, leafcutters, and masons, bees have long been central to our harvests, our mythologies, and our very existence. They've given us sweetness and light, the beauty of flowers, and as much as a third of the foodstuffs we eat. And, alarmingly, they are at risk of disappearing.

Over the course of his career, Hal Borland wrote eight nature books and hundreds of "outdoor editorials" for the Sunday New York Times, extolling the virtues of the countryside. From his home on one hundred acres in rural Connecticut, Borland wrote of the natural wonders, both big and small, that surrounded him every day. Beyond Your Doorstep is his guide to venturing into the outdoors around your home, wherever it is, and discovering the countryside within reach.

The St. Croix River is a 169-mile ribbon of blue that cleaves the land between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Exploring the St. Croix River Valley provides a tour of the St. Croix Riverway and its 8,000-square-mile watershed. Environmental educator Angie Hong recommends specific places to explore the varied habitats and shows us myriad ways to get out and enjoy by hiking, paddling, biking, skiing, fishing, and more.

బెంగాల్ లో బిభూతి భూషణ్ బందోపాధ్యాయ్ రాసిన పుస్తకానికి అనువాదం, ఈ 'వనవాసి'. దీనిని తెలుగు లో సూరంపూడి సీతారాం అనువదించారు. వనవాసి పుస్థలం లో, కథకుడు తాను వనం (అరణ్యం) లో గడిపిన ఆరేళ్ళ జీవితాన్ని నెమరువేసుకుంటూ, తాను మొదటగా అరణ్యం లో అడుగు పెట్టినప్పటి నుంచి, మరలా బయటకు వచ్చే వరకు జరిగిన పరిణామాలని ఎంతో అందం గా వర్ణించాడు. ఒక వనవాసి గా అక్కడి పరిస్థితులని, అక్కడి జనాలని, వారి అభిరుచుల్ని, ఆహార అలవాట్లని, దైనందిన జీవితాన్ని మన కళ్ళకు కట్టినట్టు చూపించారు కథకుడు. అరణ్యం, ప్రకృతి, చెట్లు ఇటువంటి ని ఇష్టపడేవారు ఈ పుస్తకాన్ని తప్పక ఇష్టపడతారు.

In The Buck That Buries its Poo, naturalist Quinton Coetzee answers these and many other intriguing wildlife questions. He also dispels countless myths and elucidates some of the legends that surroundcreatures in the South African bush we thought we knew all about. For example, bats do not get tangled in people’s hair (because they are far too adept at flying) and elephants are not afraid of mice (but they do fear bees!).

Why Elephants Cry is a fascinating frolic through the literature and evidence surrounding the use of unusual behavior of animals to measure and predict the environment. The role of animals, from the smallest ant to the biggest elephant, as predictors of environmental changes is framed around the climate crisis, which highlights the increasingly important part that animals will have to play in the future. Renowned biologist Professor John T. Hancock collects anecdotal stories and myths along with scientific evidence, demonstrating that observation of animals can be of tangible use.

Emetto più CO2 se mangio carne bovina biologica, polli da allevamento intensivo, frutti di mare o un trancio di pesce spada? È davvero utile adottare alveari di api o finanziare aziende o associazioni che piantano alberi in giro per il mondo? Ogni giorno la nostra vita è riempita da una serie di dilemmi etici e morali che assomigliano molto a queste domande. Ormai, infatti, abbiamo tutti gli strumenti per capire che ogni nostro comportamento produce un impatto sul pianeta. Eppure, nonostante questa consapevolezza, spesso ci sentiamo impotenti di fronte ai mille problemi che la crisi ambientale ci pone di fronte quotidianamente.

Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene invites listeners to join a contemplation of survival—our own, and that of the elements that surround us. Using research, lyric prose, and first-hand experiences, Alessandra Naccarato addresses fundamental questions about our modern relationship to nature amidst depictions of landscapes undergoing dramatic transformation. Naccarato offers not blanket answers about our future, but rather myriad ways to find our own, individual response to an imminent question.

River of Lakes weaves together the biological, cultural, anthropological, archaeological, and ecological aspects of the St. Johns, capturing the essence of its remarkable history and intrinsic value as a natural wonder.

Deer have been an important part of the world that humans occupy for millennia. They're one of the only large animals that can thrive in our presence. In the twenty-first century, our relationship is full of contradictions: We hunt and protect them, we cull them from suburbs while making them an icon of wilderness, we see them both as victims and as pests. But there is no doubt that we have a connection to deer: in mythology and story, in ecosystems biological and digital, in cities and in forests.

Twenty meters below water, the oceanographer François Sarano came face to face with a five-and-a-half-meter great white shark. Seduced by the gentle elegance of this majestic creature, Sarano experienced a profound sense of affinity with her as they swam side by side, shoulder to shoulder, eye to eye, cutting a single figure through the ocean depths. It was an experience which made him realize the depth of our ignorance of the lives of sharks, leading him to become a passionate advocate for their protection.

Säugetiere trauern und sie tricksen; sie sind einfühlsam, lernen und kommunizieren oft auf hohem Niveau. Sie freuen und sie ärgern sich - mit denselben Reaktionen von Körper und Gehirn wie bei uns Menschen. Tiere haben eine Persönlichkeit. Was unterscheidet uns eigentlich noch von ihnen? Und was können wir von ihnen lernen? Norbert Sachser, einer der weltweit führenden Tierverhaltensforscher, präsentiert darüber seine eigenen, bedeutenden Forschungen und insgesamt den letzten Stand des Wissens.