Zoos & wildlife parks
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Zoos & wildlife parks
Paperback. Looks at the origins, evolution, and the future of zoos. This book reviews the history of zoos in light of their failures and successes and points the way toward a more humane approach, one that will benefit both the animals and the humans who visit them. Num Pages: 302 pages, 38 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: PSV; RNKH; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236769
- ISBN
- 9780520236769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. The remotest place in the US, outside of Alaska, is a region in Yellowstone National Park ironically named the Thorofare, for its historic role as a route traversed by fur trappers. A Week in Yellowstone's Thorofare is a history and celebration of this wild place, set within a week-long expedition that the author took in 2014. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 black & white photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WCN; WNH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870718564
- ISBN
- 9780870718564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.17
€ 20.99
€ 20.17
Paperback. Chronicles the Baghdad zoo's transformation from bombed-out rubble to peaceful park. This title recounts hair-raising efforts to save a pride of the dictator's lions, close a deplorable black-market zoo, and rescue Saddam's Arabian horses. Num Pages: 256 pages, includes one 8-page colour photo insert. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312382155
- ISBN
- 9780312382155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.78
€ 19.99
€ 17.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071690
- ISBN
- 9780252071690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.73
€ 26.99
€ 24.73
Paperback. Carl Hagenbeck was the nineteenth century's foremost animal trader and ethnographic showman, known for his enormously popular displays of people, animals, and artefacts gathered from all corners of the globe. This book locates Hagenbeck's myriad enterprises in the context of colonialism and nascent globalization; and ethnography and anthropology. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 85 illus., 14 in color. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; JFCA; WNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 255 x 26. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988337
- ISBN
- 9780295988337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.85
€ 46.85
Paperback. Following the story of Naomi Rose, a marine biologist and animal advocate at the Humane Society of the US, the author tells the story of the two-decade fight against PR-savvy SeaWorld, which came to a head with the tragic death of trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010. He puts that horrific animal-on-human attack in context. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: PSPM; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250031259
- ISBN
- 9781250031259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.60
€ 23.99
€ 21.60
Paperback. Draws on the history of recorded interactions with bears and provides telling photographs, which depict the evolving bear-human relationship. This book traces the reaction of Yellowstone National Park visitors to the NPS's efforts - from warnings by Yogi Bear to the increasing promotion of key ecological issues and concerns. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; WNH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614585
- ISBN
- 9780700614585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.59
€ 33.59
Paperback. The authorised biography of the great naturalist and conservationist Gerald Durrell, who died aged seventy in January 1995 in Jersey, where he founded the zoo he'd dreamed of as a small boy and pioneered the captive breeding of animals for conservation. Num Pages: 672 pages, 24 b/w plates, (3 x 8pp), With index. BIC Classification: BG; WNC; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 40. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006387305
- ISBN
- 9780006387305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.98
€ 24.99
€ 16.98
Num Pages: 112 pages, 238 b/w & color images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 288 x 17. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764338571
- ISBN
- 9780764338571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.89
€ 30.99
€ 20.89
Paperback. Since the early days of traveling menageries and staged attractions that included animal acts, balloon ascents, and pyrotechnic displays, zoos have come a long way. This book presents the evolution of zoos and the expectations of their visitors. It reveals the hazards and rewards of running a modern zoo. Num Pages: 320 pages, 58 illus., 8 in color. BIC Classification: WNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132497
- ISBN
- 9780231132497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.00
€ 24.99
€ 19.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 28 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WNH; WSZ; WTHH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lone Star United States
- Edition
- 1 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589070080
- ISBN
- 9781589070080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.11
€ 20.11
Paperback. Describes the gamut of museums, zoos, and botanical gardens in Wisconsin and the broad spectrum of cultural artifacts and natural history collections in the state. This guidebook is organized in four geographic regions, with maps indicating cities where sites are found. It includes several indexes to help visitors find their own areas of interest. Num Pages: 300 pages, 250 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; WNH; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966418002
- ISBN
- 9780966418002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.54
€ 18.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: BM; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896728851
- ISBN
- 9780896728851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.38
€ 41.99
€ 35.38
Hardback. Series: Lonely Planet. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; WNH; WTD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 260 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1359.
- Publisher
- Lonely Planet Global Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786576491
- ISBN
- 9781786576491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.72
€ 26.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Diaz, Janet Winecoff. Num Pages: 105 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNCB; RNF; RNT; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781536101393
- ISBN
- 9781536101393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.34€ 101.41
€ 133.34
€ 101.41
Paperback. A wonderfully nostalgic memoir detailing the fascinating lives of the working class family behind the phenomenally successful Chester Zoo. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; BM; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472226365
- ISBN
- 9781472226365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.12
€ 16.99
€ 13.12
Hardback. BIC Classification: BT; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786062796
- ISBN
- 9781786062796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.94
€ 21.99
€ 15.94
Hardback. Offers a study and perspective on the relationship between politics and the art found in American zoos and aquariums. This book examines the ways that zoos and aquariums have successfully served as sculptural gardens for the masses. It also contains art and architecture that convey political messages about both the patrons and the animals. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFKB; WNGF; WNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739111208
- ISBN
- 9780739111208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.43
€ 142.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 130 Photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; RNKH; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Random House Struik
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431702459
- ISBN
- 9781431702459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.69
€ 25.99
€ 23.69
Paperback. This fascinating history of America's favorite national park shows how tht spirit has endured over Yellowstone's 127- year existence. Num Pages: 146 pages, 80 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; WNH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570983955
- ISBN
- 9781570983955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Paperback. Presents the history of the zoo and; combines archival materials, photographs, and oral histories to chronicle the zoo's development and chart the unique role it has played not just in the growth of Chicago but in the establishment of zoos in cities across America. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 16. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071386
- ISBN
- 9780252071386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.27
€ 27.27
paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 80 b&w photographs, 70 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WMD; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497513
- ISBN
- 9780801497513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.33
€ 34.99
€ 33.33
Paperback. Colchester Zoo is one of the finest zoos in Britain. Now, the forgotten figures of Frank and Helena Farrar are brought to life in this highly readable book which shows how they founded Colchester Zoo in the 1960s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 colour plates, 30 colour illustrations, 90 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; WNH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752493466
- ISBN
- 9780752493466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.21
€ 29.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. A film tie-in edition to 20th Century Fox's film adaptation of the heart-warming international bestseller starring Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon and directed by Oscar-winning director Cameron Crowe. Num Pages: 320 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: BGA; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 194 x 23. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Film Tie-in edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007431823
- ISBN
- 9780007431823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.46
€ 13.99
€ 10.46