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Chris Packham's Wild Side Of Town: Getting to Know the Wildlife in Our Towns and Cities: The Wildlife Trusts

Autor Chris Packham
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 feb 2015
This new edition is suitable for anybody with an interest in urban wildlife and conservation and is written by the renowned TV presenter Chris Packham. It is an educational and striking guide to the full range of wildlife that can be found in all manner of urban habitats in our towns and cities. Increasingly, wildlife is finding a home in our built-up, concrete and noisy cities. Urban sites such as canals, disused railway embankments, reservoirs, rubbish tips and inner-city gardens are becoming popular abodes for a huge number of species. This book is at once a source to the best urban sites in Britain and the different habitats that exist there, and a revealing field guide to the wildlife inhabiting these city locations. Beautiful illustrations, stunning photographs and informed reference material combine with this popular author's entertaining style to bring a novel look at wildlife away from the countryside.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472916051
ISBN-10: 1472916050
Pagini: 144
Ilustrații: 200 colour photographs throughout
Dimensiuni: 215 x 280 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Natural History
Seria The Wildlife Trusts

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Broad readership appeal in the UK: children and adults, urban naturalists, gardeners and house-holders of all kinds.

Notă biografică

Chris Packhamis a popular television personality, as well as an accomplished naturalist, photographer and writer, whose career has revolved around promoting public awareness of wildlife and conservation. He has worked as a natural history broadcaster for nearly 30 years, on 75 series and over 500 programmes, most recently on the BBC's popularSpringwatchandAutumnwatchseries. His books include the successfulChris Packham's Back Garden NatureReserve. Chris is active in many wildlife conservation bodies: he is Vice President of the RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts and the Butterfly Conservation Trust; and is President of the Bat Conservation Trust and the Hawk Conservancy Trust. Chris lives near Southampton.

Cuprins

The Wildlfie Trusts Introduction; There's No Place Like Home: Insects; Urban Champions: Cats Among the Rats Among the Pigeons; Skyscrapers: Birds; The Green Team: Plant Life; City Safari: Mammals; Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish; Century 21 and Beyond; A field Guide to Urban Species; Mammals; Birds; Reptiles and Amphibians; Insects; Plant Life; The Wildlife Trusts' Top Urban Sites

Recenzii

Chris Packham celebrates the modern city as a habitat for wildlife...this book is ideal for those wanting to discover nature on their doorstep.