San Antonio College Library

"The National Wildlife Federation's Guide to Gardening for Wildlife is a complete handbook for transforming any backyard into a lovely year-round haven for birds, mammals, amphibians and other wild creatures. Detailed plant lists, garden plans and basic organic gardening know-how show you how to create a healthy, thriving garden that you'll enjoy as much as the wildlife you're attracting."--Jacket. Turn your yard into a year-round haven for birds,...

Valerie Silidker and Tim Gorski set out to uncover the real life story of Lolita, the world's oldest performing whale. Their journey took them from Miami, Florida to the San Juan Islands where she was captured three decades ago. The intimate, heart-rending tale unfolded before them as they unearthed many heavily guarded secrets surrounding the multi-billion dollar marine theme park industry. Viewers travel with Gorski and Silidker as they visit Lolita's...

"Wild Life documents a nuanced understanding of the wild versus captive divide in species conservation. It also documents the emerging understanding that all forms of wild nature--both in situ (on-site) and ex situ (in captivity)--may need to be managed in perpetuity. Providing a unique window into the high-stakes world of nature conservation, Irus Braverman describes the heroic efforts by conservationists to save wild life. Yet in the shadows of...

Ultimately, the success of conservation efforts depends on gathering analyzing, and interpreting reliable information on species composition communities, and habitats. In recent years, however, the availability of technology for assessing wildlife data has outstripped training in how best to use that technology. To aid the student and the professional this book explains fundamental concepts of both wildlife habitat theory and statistical modeling...

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"For nearly a century ecologists have believed that nature is democratic, governed from the bottom up by the amount of solar energy converted to green biomass, the food of herbivores. Eisenberg makes the case for trophic cascades--an alternative view arguing that ecosystems are often organized from the top down by keystone species such as predators--while diplomatically exploring a path for reconciling these disparate views."--Michael Soule, Professor...

Shares behind-the-scenes cases by the world's only forensics lab dedicated to solving animal crimes, in a volume that describes the scientific methods through which they safeguard endangered animals that are being poached for their body parts.

A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.