Bevaring af vilde dyr og habitater

Repanshek eloquently lays out the case for how to bring bison back in sufficient numbers to restore vibrant life on the land. Deep knowledge and cool-headed reasoning inform a narrative for redressing historical wrongs and helping to ensure a palatable way forward.

En dansk børnefagbog om biernes forunderlige verden.Har bier tre øjne i panden? Hvor ondt gør et bistik? Kan bier snakke sammen? Hvorfor lugter nogle blomster af bi-fodsved? Sammen med forfatterne, Beate Strandberg og Pernille Eskildsen og ledsaget af Kamilla Wichmanns skønne tegninger følger vi vilde biers korte og helt fantastiske liv. Du kommer med ind i deres reder. Du møder deres værste fjender, og du lærer at se forskel på bier, hvepse og svirrefluer.Beate Strandberg er seniorforsker ved Sektion for plante- og insektøkologi, Århus Universitet.Pernille Eskildsen er uddannet journalist og arbejder med tekst og PR.Kamilla Wichmann har har leveret tegninger til mange børnebøger og til Berlingske Tidende. Hun modtog ‘Det gyldne æble’ ved Illustrations Biennalen i Bratislava 2007 og var udvalgt til Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2015.

Inspired by dioramas of wild flora and fauna found in natural history museums, Jim Naughten's digital reimaginations of a familiar yet alien world, explore the idea of wildlife becoming a lost fantasy. From orangutans swinging through psychedelic forests, to deer roaming pastel-hued canyons-Naughten's depictions of nature in an artificial color palette convey a distinct sense of dislocation and growing estrangement. His fantastical tableaus question our rose-tinted image of a natural world that is largely fictional. In fact we are entering the Eremozoic-a term coined by biologist and writer E. O. Wilson to describe the current era of mass extinction triggered by human activity. Also referred to as "The Age of Loneliness," the term alludes to the isolation that will follow the destruction of our deeply rooted relationships with other species.JIM NAUGHTEN (*1969, Horsham, Sussex) explores historical and natural history subject matters using photography, stereoscopy, and painting. Trained in both photography and painting, the London-based artist combines these backgrounds in a practice he refers to as "digital painting". Treating photographs like oil paintings on canvas, he uses digital enhancement to alter reality.

Now available in a new, large single volume with an appendix also listing the modern plant names, this classic collection by "the Audubon of botany" features more than 250 exquisite reproductions of Walcott's celebrated watercolors of wildflower life in the United States of America and Canada. What does it take to paint a wildflower that blooms for a single day in a deep forest? For Mary Vaux Walcott, it involved spending up to seventeen hours a day out of doors with her paintbox to capture the shape, movement, and colors of delicate petals and leaves. Originally published in 1925 to enormous acclaim in five, oversized volumes, Walcott's sketches introduced the diversity and beauty of North American plants to the general public. A selection of some of the most stunning illustrations are now available in a single volume, these illustrations have lost none of their beauty or realism. Walcott's technique involved precise attention to detail, color, light, and perspective. Her art can also be appreciated as the work of a woman scientist battling the prejudices against her gender that were common in her day. She was an intrepid explorer, skilled mountaineer, and generous benefactor to the Smithsonian Institution at a time when women's accomplishments were often overlooked or misattributed. As inspirational and informative as they are a pleasure for the eyes, this bouquet of nature's fleeting gifts is a lasting treasure of botanic and scientific artistry. Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution

Ashta is an octopus that represents our crown chakra. We witness her brilliance and learn about her unique gifts as she introduces us to the connection we share with all living things through love. As we travel through her home in the ocean, Ashta teaches us the benefits of mindfulness and reminds us to believe in our own magic.

After five years of working with bees on her farm in northern Alberta, Jenna Butler shares with the reader the rich experience of keeping hives. Starting with a rare bright day in late November as the bees are settling in for winter she takes us through a year in beekeeping on her small piece of the boreal forest. Weaving together her personal story with the practical aspects of running a farm she takes us into the worlds of honeybees and wild bees. She considers the twinned development of the canola and honey industries in Alberta and the impact of crop sprays, debates the impact of introduced flowers versus native flowers, the effect of colony collapse disorder and the protection of natural environments for wild bees. But this is also the story of women and bees and how beekeeping became Jenna Butler's personal survival story.

This STEM-based, illustrated nonfiction picture book introduces readers to several well-known animal and insect endlings, the last known survivors of a species, while discussing the mass extinction crisis facing our planet and what kids can do to make a difference.

If rhinos could talk, would we listen?On the plains of the Serengeti, Jake the black rhinoceros is beginning to realize that his idyllic life is under threat. Jake the Last is about poaching from the inside out. The author has given the animals a voice that explains this ever present threat to wild life and it's impact on the environment. Sometimes very funny, occasionally sad and always something to think about. Jake the Last is a story for all.

A beautifully illustrated natural history memoir that reminds the reader that re-storying our relationship with the plants of home can be our first step in restoring the world.In a world made precarious by human mobility, all of us can learn from those who root in place. Plants surround us, yet all too often we ignore their quiet and complex lives. When a new job brings botanist and artist Lyn Baldwin back to her childhood home in southern British Columbia, she is challenged to confront both the cost of her mobility and the assumptions of her profession. If nearly three decades spent in motion gave Lyn scientific credentials and a career, it also made her a stranger to home and country. Lonely and homesick, Lyn runs outside. She doesn¿t go far¿rarely more than a day¿s drive from Kamloops, BC¿but within the pages of her field journal, the slow confluence of art and science allows Lyn to learn not just about but from the green wisdom of her neighbours.Tutored by the plants of forest and garden, wilderness and wetland, Lyn realizes that her botany never has been, and never will be, a placeless science. Instead, Drawing Botany Home gives Lyn the metaphors to reconcile the dark horror of settler/Indigenous relations and the hard edges of her own childhood: poverty, a traumatic fire, unwanted stepfathers, a hippie mother.

How did a random batch of chimpanzees come to populate a small island in Tanzania where apes had never lived before? Combining information gathered from fieldwork, laboratory and archival research, this book tells the unique story of chimpanzee babies shipped to Lake Victoria and set free on Rubondo Island.

Meet the world's most fascinating sea creatures-see the lives and curiosities of colourful fish and coral reefs-this spectacular volume has more than 300 color photos and extraordinary text from a leading marine biologist and underwater photographer, and an international expert on seahorses.

An examination of the ongoing debate about how to save the American grizzly bear by David Knibb.

"A thoughtful examination of the machinery of extinction . . . By turns harrowing and elegiac, thrilling and informative." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesThree or four times an hour, eighty or more times a day, a unique species of plant or animal vanishes forever. And yet, every so often one of these lost species resurfaces. "Having adventures most of us can only dream about" (The Times-Picayune), Scott Weidensaul pursues stories of loss and recovery, of endurance against the odds, and of surprising resurrections.

Morley Nelson won a Silver Star as member of the 10th Mountain Division during World War II, He return home and became one of America's most respected falconers who has devoted his life to protecting birds of prey.

Viele Geschöpfe dieser Welt sind mystisch.Obwohl die Menschheit bereits großes Wissen über die DNA besitzt, können viele Codes der Natur nicht entschlüsselt werden. Daher stellen wir uns oft vor, was für ein beindruckender Anblick ein lebendiger Dinosaurier, Säbelzahltiger oder Mammut wäre.Zum Glück haben wir immer noch den Großen Panda.Den Großen Panda gibt es schon seit 8 Millionen Jahren. Er erlebte die Entwicklung des Spätmiozäns und überlebte die Quartär-Gletscher. Er war das Flaggschiff der "Große-Panda-Stegodon" Tiergruppe. Der Große Panda hat all die Geheimnisse vergangener Zeiten erlebt, über die die Menschen heute Aufschluss haben wollen. Die harmonische und besondere Schönheit zeigt sich am besten in den friedlich koexistierenden Farben von Schwarz und Weiß. Hunderte Millionen Menschen auf der ganzen Welt lieben und setzen sich für den Großen Panda ein. Zhou, Mengqi, der Fotograf dieses Albums, kommt aus der "Heimat des Großen Pandas" Chengdu, Sichuan Provinz. Zhou hat aus tiefer Liebe zur Heimat und Natur mehr als 20 Jahre damit verbracht, den Großen Panda und dessen Lebensraum zu beobachten und zu fotografieren.Durch sein Objektiv erleben wir den Panda mit seiner perfekten Harmonie von Schwarz und Weiß, seinen feinen Bewegungen und seiner emotionalen Beziehung zum Menschen. In seinen Bildern sehen wir den Großen Panda nicht nur als ein "lebendes Fossil" im biologischen Sinne, sondern auch als ein edles Wesen der Natur. Dem Fotografen gelingt es durch seine besondere Sichtweise und sein Einfühlungsvermögen, das Zusammenspiel zwischen der Natur und dem Menschen hervorzuheben. In mühevoller Arbeit entstanden Tausende von Aufnahmen des Großen Pandas. Viele der Aufnahmen sind in diesem Album zu sehen. Hierbei wird man die Geschichte, die Entdeckung, die Gewohnheiten sowie die Aufzucht und den Schutz des Großen Pandas besser verstehen. Die Bilder bringen dem Leser die wahre Welt des Pandas nahe.Many creatures are mystical. Althrough human beings know much biological information including the DNA, they cannot find the solution to all codes of nature. So we often imagine what a wondrous sight it would be if the dinosaur, the saber toothed tiger and the mammoth were still alive!Fortunately, we still have the giant panda.The giant panda has been around for 8 million years. It witnessed the evolution of the late Miocene and the test of the Quaternary glaciers. It was the flagship of the "giant panda-stegodon" animal group. The giant panda, has witnessed all the bygone secrets to which human beings want to have a clue. The harmonious and primeval beauty can be best reflected in the peacefully co-existing colors of black an white in the panda.Among hundreds of millions of people who love and care for the giant panda, Zhou Mengqi, photographer of this picture album, is a native of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, which is the habitat of the giant panda. With deep love for his home city and nature. Zhou has spent more than 20 years taking many rare pictures of the giant panda. Through his lens, readers see the perfect co-existence of black and white, fine movements of the giant panda and its emotional exchanges with human beings. In his pictures, the giant panda is not only a "living fossil" in biological sense but also a noble being in nature, whose mingling with nature and human being is best highlighted thanks to the photographer's unique vision and tender feeling.Zhou has experienced much hardship in taking thousands of photos of the giant panda. Many of the wonderful photos are included in this album. Reading the photos, one will understand the history, habits, breeding and protection of the giant panda. The photos will bring readers to the true world of the giant panda.

Vi har nu i verden en plan med mål for verdens fremtid, der er en langt større udfordring end at lande på månen. Vi gør nu noget sammen i verden. FN har allerede nu sat fælles kurs mod en bæredygtig fremtid for vores jord.17 mål blev sat i 2015 og kræver total global forandring. Problemet er bare, at det ikke er så mange mennesker der kender til disse mål. Det er ultravigtig viden som alle - også børn - bør kende til, så jeg har lavet bogen med henblik på skoleelever også.I denne bog har jeg lavet fabeldigte, der har til formål at oplyse, men også at huske målene ved at se på billederne i bogen. Mennesker husker bedst med den del af hjernen hvor billeder lagres, så derfor har jeg malet følge-akvarellerne og digtene, huskes også godt når de rimer ...„Det er nu en fælles ramme, der forener forskellige udviklingsområder, som sikkerhed, miljø, menneskerettigheder og humanitær hjælp. Vores verdensmål bringer alle disse områder sammen. Det kan skabe meget store forandringer“ har Homi Kharas fra Brookings institution udtalt. Men det er ikke nok at målene er kendt fra politisk side - de skal ud og kendes samt handles på af den brede, almindelige befolkning! Så tankerne i forbindelse med vore alles verdensmål må meget gerne deles.