China is home to greater than 10% of the Earth’s mammals. In the Mammals of China, Andrew T. Smith, PhD and Yan Xie, PhD have produced a comprehensive easy-to-read pocket guide to this outstanding biodiversity. Mammals of China is the first time that the natural history of all the mammals of China are included in […]
Category: Books
The Warbler Guide – book review
Written by Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle, with illustrations by Catherine Hamilton, The Warbler Guide by Princeton University Press is the “go-to” guide for identifying the 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada. Warblers are notoriously difficult to identify. These champion singers are small, hidden amongst the tree top canopy, flighty and […]
The Last Wolf – A Review
I read a lot, both fictional and non-fictional books and have done since I was very young. I enjoy it and at the same time I learn, expanding my mind and my knowledge. So, why I ask myself, have I never written about books? I have never reviewed a book on paper, not counting middle […]
Interview with Paul Souders, Award Winning Photographer
Paul Souders is an award-winning photographer. His image “The Grace of Giants” won the Underwater World category in 2011. You won the Underwater World category in last year’s competition with ”The grace of giants” (left). Can you describe the special challenges, and special appeal, that underwater photography must have? I come from a long line […]
Stewart McPherson’s Sarraceniaceae volumes reviewed in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Stewart McPherson is the owner and manager of Redfern Natural History Publications and author of many of its books. His global explorations have afforded him a place of significance in the botanical world, and many of his worldwide field trips have resulted in the classification of new plant species, with a particular emphasis on carnivorous […]
Interview with Peter Chadwick, Award Winning Photographer
Peter Chadwick is an award-winning photographer. His image “Taking Off” won the Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Wildlife in 2011 Your photograph, “Taking off”, won the Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Wildlife last year. What did it mean to you to win in this category? My picture of the African Black Oystercatchers taking off from […]
Interview with Steve Mills, Award Winning Photographer
Steve Mills is an award-winning photographer. His image ‘The assassin’ won the Birds: Behaviour category in the prestigious Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011. He was the only category winner from Britain. Your photograph, “The assassin”, won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011, Behaviour: Birds category last year. What draws you to […]