Elephants on the Edge - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Elephants on the Edge write by G. A. Bradshaw. This book was released on 2009-10-06. Elephants on the Edge available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “At times sad and at times heartwarming . . . Helps us to understand not only elephants, but all animals, including ourselves” (Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation). Drawing on accounts from India to Africa and California to Tennessee, and on research in neuroscience, psychology, and animal behavior, G. A. Bradshaw explores the minds, emotions, and lives of elephants. Wars, starvation, mass culls, poaching, and habitat loss have reduced elephant numbers from more than ten million to a few hundred thousand, leaving orphans bereft of the elders who would normally mentor them. As a consequence, traumatized elephants have become aggressive against people, other animals, and even one another; their behavior is comparable to that of humans who have experienced genocide, other types of violence, and social collapse. By exploring the elephant mind and experience in the wild and in captivity, Bradshaw bears witness to the breakdown of ancient elephant cultures. But, she reminds us, all is not lost. People are working to save elephants by rescuing orphaned infants and rehabilitating adult zoo and circus elephants, using the same principles psychologists apply in treating humans who have survived trauma. Bradshaw urges us to support these and other models of elephant recovery and to solve pressing social and environmental crises affecting all animals—humans included. “This book opens the door into the soul of the elephant. It will really make you think about our relationship with other animals.” —Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation
Life on the Edge
Life on the Edge - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Life on the Edge write by Carl G. Thelander. This book was released on 1994. Life on the Edge available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Wild Edge
The Wild Edge - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Wild Edge write by Jacqueline Windh. This book was released on 2004. The Wild Edge available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "I hope that this book will give you some idea of the complexity and allure of the wild west coast--the savage beauty, its fascinating history, and the people who make their home here. . . . I want to show you the places that you don't make it to (this time!), and give you greater insight into the places that you do see. And I hope to inspire you to help protect them so that this ancient and venerable land and its traditional inhabitants will be here for all future generations." The Pacific Rim region of Vancouver Island--including the Clayoquot wilderness, Long Beach, Barkley Sound and the communities of Tofino, Ucluelet and Port Alberni--has become one of western Canada's prime tourist destinations, drawing over a million visitors a year. Few are disappointed by what they find, but the region is so vast and rich in natural wonders many have difficulty deciding just how to spend their time and return home with the uncomfortable feeling of having missed some of the main attractions. This beautiful photographic study of the region will go far towards revealing its legendary charms both to actual visitors and armchair travellers. Jacqueline Windh has spent ten years photographing the Clayoquot-Pacific Rim in all its seasons and moods, studying its history and getting to know its people. In The Wild Edge she shares her findings in images and words, supplementing her unforgettable scenic photographs with a light-hearted but informative text that blends history and science with essential visitor guidance.
Animals on the Edge
Animals on the Edge - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Animals on the Edge write by Sandy Pobst. This book was released on 2008. Animals on the Edge available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Stresses the importance of saving endangered species and discusses how scientists are using the latest technology to survey animal populations, to track down and arrest those who prey on endangered wildlife, and to breed animals in captivity.
Animals at the Edge
Animals at the Edge - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Animals at the Edge write by Marilyn Baillie. This book was released on 2011. Animals at the Edge available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Join scientists on a journey of discovery to study and protect the world's most extraordinary and endangered animals.
