Britain S Mammals

Author : Dominic Couzens,Andy Swash,Robert Still,Jon Dunn
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691224862

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Britain's Mammals Updated Edition by Dominic Couzens,Andy Swash,Robert Still,Jon Dunn Pdf

A comprehensive photographic field guide to the mammals of Great Britain and Ireland Britain’s Mammals is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to all the mammals recorded in the wild in Great Britain and Ireland in recent times—including marine mammals, bats and introduced species that have bred. The book features 500 stunning photographs and incorporates invaluable tips and suggestions to help you track down and identify even the most difficult species. This easy-to-use book provides an introduction to the different types of mammal. Concise species accounts focus on identification, and include up-to-date information on sounds, habitat, food, habits, breeding behaviour, and population and status, as well as descriptions of key field signs—including tracks, droppings and nests—that give away the presence of mammals even when they are out of sight. Guidance is also provided on ways of studying and observing mammals—including small-mammal trapping, bat detecting and whale watching. In addition, the book contains sections on mammal conservation, legislation and further sources of useful information. Handy and informative, this guide is the ideal companion for anyone interested in watching mammals in Great Britain and Ireland. Comprehensive coverage of all 126 mammal species recorded 500 superb colour photographs carefully selected to show key identification features Up-to-date distribution maps Detailed illustrations of tracks, dentition and other identification features Helpful tips for identifying tracks and other signs you may encounter Latest information on status, population, distribution and conservation designations Advice on finding and watching mammals

Author : Dominic Couzens,Andy Swash,Robert Still,Jon Dunn
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691156972

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Britain's Mammals by Dominic Couzens,Andy Swash,Robert Still,Jon Dunn Pdf

A comprehensive photographic field guide to the mammals of Britain and Ireland Britain's Mammals is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to all the mammals recorded in the wild in Britain and Ireland in recent times—including marine mammals, bats and introduced species that have bred. The book features hundreds of stunning photographs and incorporates invaluable tips and suggestions to help you track down and identify even the most difficult species. This easy-to-use book provides an introduction to the different types of mammal. Concise species accounts focus on identification and include up-to-date information on sounds, habitat, food, habits, breeding behaviour and population and status, as well as descriptions of key field signs—including tracks, droppings and nests—that give away the presence of mammals even when they are out of sight. In addition, guidance is provided on ways of studying and observing mammals—including small-mammal trapping, bat detecting and whale watching—as well as mammal conservation, legislation and further sources of useful information. Handy and informative, this guide is the ideal companion for anyone interested in watching mammals in Britain and Ireland. Comprehensive coverage of every mammal recorded in Britain and Ireland 500 superb colour photographs carefully selected to show key identification features Up-to-date distribution maps Detailed illustrations of tracks, dentition and other identification features Helpful tips for identifying tracks and other signs you may find in the field Latest information on status, population, distribution and conservation designations Advice on finding and watching mammals

Author : Stephen Harris,Derek William Yalden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 799 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Mammals
ISBN : 0906282659

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Mammals of the British Isles by Stephen Harris,Derek William Yalden Pdf

Author : Dominic Couzens,Andy Swash,Robert Still,Jon Dunn
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691224718

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Britain's Mammals Updated Edition by Dominic Couzens,Andy Swash,Robert Still,Jon Dunn Pdf

A comprehensive photographic field guide to the mammals of Great Britain and Ireland Britain’s Mammals is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to all the mammals recorded in the wild in Great Britain and Ireland in recent times—including marine mammals, bats and introduced species that have bred. The book features 500 stunning photographs and incorporates invaluable tips and suggestions to help you track down and identify even the most difficult species. This easy-to-use book provides an introduction to the different types of mammal. Concise species accounts focus on identification, and include up-to-date information on sounds, habitat, food, habits, breeding behaviour, and population and status, as well as descriptions of key field signs—including tracks, droppings and nests—that give away the presence of mammals even when they are out of sight. Guidance is also provided on ways of studying and observing mammals—including small-mammal trapping, bat detecting and whale watching. In addition, the book contains sections on mammal conservation, legislation and further sources of useful information. Handy and informative, this guide is the ideal companion for anyone interested in watching mammals in Great Britain and Ireland. Comprehensive coverage of all 126 mammal species recorded 500 superb colour photographs carefully selected to show key identification features Up-to-date distribution maps Detailed illustrations of tracks, dentition and other identification features Helpful tips for identifying tracks and other signs you may encounter Latest information on status, population, distribution and conservation designations Advice on finding and watching mammals

Author : Derek Crawley,Frazer Coomber,Laura Kubasiewicz,Colin Harrower,Peter Evans,James Waggitt,Bethany Smith,Fiona Matthews,Mammal Society
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781784272050

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Atlas of the Mammals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by Derek Crawley,Frazer Coomber,Laura Kubasiewicz,Colin Harrower,Peter Evans,James Waggitt,Bethany Smith,Fiona Matthews,Mammal Society Pdf

Based on more than 1.8 million records, this Atlas provides the most up-to-date information on the current distributions of both terrestrial and marine mammals in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Many changes over time, such as the rapid invasion of the grey squirrel, the recovery of the pine marten and the decline of the water vole, are readily apparent from the detailed maps. Fully illustrated with photographs, detailed information is provided for 84 species, including descriptions of their ecology and identification, together with graphs showing the seasonal distribution of records. Data are also presented for feral species, vagrants, and cetaceans that have only ever been found as strandings. The Atlas will be an invaluable source of information to mammal enthusiasts, professional ecologists, and policy makers.

Author : Jon Dunn,Robert Still,Hugh Harrop
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781400844968

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Britain's Sea Mammals by Jon Dunn,Robert Still,Hugh Harrop Pdf

Britain's Sea Mammals is the essential field guide to all the sea mammals--whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals--found in coastal Britain. The book features more than 100 stunning photographs and close to 40 detailed and beautiful illustrations of 34 species of sea mammals, paying special attention to the 14 species most readily seen and most likely to be encountered. Factoring in behavior and locations, introductory chapters look at sea mammal biology and ecology, and how, when, and where these creatures can be spotted. Species accounts highlight key identification characteristics and include information on status, habitat requirements, and distribution. Handy and informative, Britain's Sea Mammals is the ideal guide to sea mammal watching in the United Kingdom. The only guide that focuses on the 34 species of sea mammal recorded in Britain, particularly the 14 most readily seen species More than 100 photos and almost 40 illustrations highlight species, their behavior, and locations Introductory chapters explore how, when, and where to look for sea mammals Species accounts highlight key identification features, including information on status, habitat requirements, and distribution

Author : Derek Yalden
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781408128718

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The History of British Mammals by Derek Yalden Pdf

As ice retreated from Britain 15,000 years ago, a host of large mammals including reindeer, wild horses, wooly mammoths, moose, wolves, brown bears, lynxes and wolverines established itself in Britain. The largest surviving wild land mammal today, the red deer, the largest contemporary land carnivore, the badger and another 65 or so extant wild mammals included about a quarter of the wild mammals that have been introduced in the last 15,000 years. The contemporary fauna, however, is largely dominated by domestic animals, such as cattle, sheep, pigs and humans. This book explores the fate of the large extinct species, as well as how, why, and when the introduced species appeared.

Author : David Whyte Macdonald,Françoise H. Tattersall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Mammals
ISBN : 0954004310

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Britain's Mammals by David Whyte Macdonald,Françoise H. Tattersall Pdf

Author : Rebecca Farley-Brown,Field Studies Council (Great Britain). AIDGAP Project
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Mammals
ISBN : 1908819006

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Guide to the Land Mammals of Britain by Rebecca Farley-Brown,Field Studies Council (Great Britain). AIDGAP Project Pdf

Author : Ross Barnett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472957337

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The Missing Lynx by Ross Barnett Pdf

Britain's lynx are missing, and they have been for more than a thousand years. Why have they gone? And might they come back? Britain was a very different place 15,000 years ago – home to lions, lynx, bears, wolves, bison and many more megafauna. But as its climate changed and human populations expanded, most of early Britain's largest mammals disappeared. Will advances in science and technology mean that we can one day bring these mammals back? And should we? In The Missing Lynx, palaeontologist Ross Barnett uses case studies, new fossil discoveries and biomolecular evidence to paint a picture of these lost species and to explore the ecological significance of their disappearance. He discusses how the Britons these animals shared their lives with might have viewed them and investigates why some species survived while others vanished. Barnett also looks in detail at the realistic potential of reintroductions, rewilding and even of resurrection in Britain and overseas, from the successful return of beavers in Argyll to the revolutionary Pleistocene Park in Siberia, which has already seen progress in the revival of 'mammoth steppe' grassland. As widespread habitat destruction, climate change and an ever-growing human population lead us inexorably towards the sixth extinction, this timely book explores the spaces that extinction has left unfilled. And by helping us to understand why some of our most charismatic animals are gone, Ross Barnett encourages us to look to a brighter future, one that might see these missing beasts returned to the land on which they once lived and died.

Author : David Whyte Macdonald,Priscilla Barrett
Publisher : Collins
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Europe
ISBN : CORNELL:31924067885529

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Mammals of Britain & Europe by David Whyte Macdonald,Priscilla Barrett Pdf

This is an authoritative description of all the species of mammal found in Europe and the seas around it. Species descriptions include details of colour, form, habitat, habits, measurements, breeding and behaviour.

Author : David Macdonald,Fran Tattersall,Mammals Trust UK.,People's Trust for Endangered Species (GB); Mammal's Trust UK ( GB); University of Oxford. Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (GB).
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 095400437X

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State of Britain's Mammals by David Macdonald,Fran Tattersall,Mammals Trust UK.,People's Trust for Endangered Species (GB); Mammal's Trust UK ( GB); University of Oxford. Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (GB). Pdf

Author : Lars-Henrik Olsen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691157535

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Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe by Lars-Henrik Olsen Pdf

An indispensable color-illustrated field guide to the tracks and signs of Europe's animals and birds This beautifully illustrated field guide enables you to easily identify the tracks and signs left by a wide variety of mammal and bird species found in Britain and Europe, covering behaviors ranging from hunting, foraging, and feeding to courtship, breeding, and nesting. Introductory chapters offer detailed drawings of footprints and tracks of large and small mammals, which are followed by sections on mammal scat, bird droppings, and the feeding signs of animals on food sources such as nuts, cones, and rose hips. The book then describes specific mammal species, providing information on size, distribution, behavior, habitat, and similar species, as well as more specific detail on tracks and scat. Distribution maps are also included. This indispensable field guide covers 175 species of mammals and birds, and features a wealth of stunning color photos and artwork throughout. Helps you easily identify the tracks and signs of a variety of mammals and birds Covers 175 species Illustrated throughout with photos, drawings, and artwork Includes informative descriptions of mammal species along with distribution maps

Author : David Wembridge,Clare Poland Bowen,People's Trust for Endangered Species
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Mammals
ISBN : 1873580819

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Britain's Mammals by David Wembridge,Clare Poland Bowen,People's Trust for Endangered Species Pdf

The experts at the People's Trust for Endangered Species have compiled this introduction to the mammals in the UK and around its coast. From timid shrews to commonly seen rabbits, red deer to minke whales, and including the wide range of bats, there are over 60 resident wild mammal species in the UK or around its coasts.

Author : John Rhyder
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780750996525

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Track and Sign by John Rhyder Pdf

'Never have I felt so connected to the natural world than when trailing . . . The direction of the wind is noted almost subconsciously, the alarm calls of birds are obvious and the track and sign of all the other animals, even insects, crossing your trail reveal themselves. It's a strangely peaceful state where every sense seems to be stretched to the limit in a state of extreme concentration, and yet one feels completely relaxed and at peace. The whole of nature is revealed within an animal trail.' John Rhyder explores the world of British mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians through their tracks and other signs, including scat, feeding, damage to trees, dens, beds and nests, providing a fully explained and illustrated guide to the natural world around us. Following years of extensive research from one of the UK's leading wildlife trackers, Track and Sign is illustrated with line drawings and photographs, making identification in the field effective and accurate for both the complete beginner and the expert naturalist.