An excellent start to improving an industry that until recently was wide open to criticism. The guide is both well conceived and well designed.
Natural History and Conservation Book Reviews
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It is a beautifully produced book, well illustrated and well printed on good quality paper. The text is comprehensive, and yet readable. I have only two serious criticisms.
This one has given a new lease of life to historical background travelogues. I will not even attempt to describe its contents -- just read it for yourself. You will either want to go to Paraguay immediately (like me) or be put off for ever.
The papers in this volume offer some very interesting insights into the current knowledge of Europe's endangered wildlife, and this will be a very useful book for anyone with an interest in conserving endangered species.
The Illustrations are particularly beautiful and this is very much a practical book, rather than the coffee table style of 'field guide'.
The book is worth acquiring for the illustrations, and with that reservation I would recommend it.
A brilliant tour-de force, one of the latest in the renowned New Naturalist series attempts to summarise the history of the nature conservation movement in Great Britain.
I have only just come across this title, which rather surprised me since I reckon to have a very comprehensive library of similar titles, which I attempt to keep up to date.
Its totally uninspiring title should have put me off... but when Carlson got into her stride I found it a riveting read, and very relevant to the history of wildlife and wildlands.
Outside the Philippines the book will have only limited appeal, as it is far from comprehensive in its dealing with the subject.
Although the book covers the subject well, it seems that the analysis of the arguments presented are sometimes one sided.
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