PLANTS OF COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA covers the entire length of the British Columbia coast, from shoreline to alpine. Includes: * 1100 color photographs * More than 1000 line drawings and silhouettes * Clear species descriptions and keys to groups * Descriptions of each plant's habitat and range * 794 new color range maps. * Rich and engaging notes on each species describe aboriginal and other local uses of plants for food, medicine and implements, along with unique characteristics of the plants and the origins of their names. For both amateurs and professionals, this is the best, most accessible, most up-to-date guide of its kind.

    Describing the cycles of loss and recovery that have changed many ecosystems in the past 50 years, the author considers both habitat destruction and pollution, as well as the introduction of exotic animals and reforestation that is underway nationwide.

    In simple but powerful text, the ethical way to hunt is described from preparation to shooting to care after the shot.

    Reproduced here are 50 of his paintings of North American wildlife - deer, wolves, bears, squirrels and birds. Dana Cooper provides a brief illustrated biography of the painter.

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    This book shows the best wildlife pictures taken by photographers worldwide.

    This book shows the best wildlife pictures taken by photographers worldwide.

    The formulary, a continually evolving tool for the avian clinician, contains some additional data in this version.

    This book shows the best wildlife pictures taken by photographers worldwide.

    Based on years of practical experience and research by the California Center for Wildlife, this book is both a reference to the common North American wildlife and a guide to resolving - in the most humane ways possible - common conflicts that arise from human-wildlife contact.