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Poached: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 993min

Our insatiable demand for animals - for jewelry, pets, medicine, meat, trophies, and fur - is driving a worldwide poaching epidemic, threatening the continued existence of countless species. Illegal wildlife trade now ranks among the largest contraband industries in the world, yet compared to drug, arms, or human trafficking, the wildlife crisis has received scant attention and support, leaving it up to passionate individuals fighting on the ground to try to ensure that elephants, tigers, rhinos, and more are still around for future generations.As Reefer Madness (Schlosser) took us into the drug market, or Susan Orlean descended into the swampy obsessions of The Orchid Thief, Nuwer - an award-winning science journalist with a background in ecology - takes listeners on a narrative journey to the front lines of the trade: to killing fields in Africa, traditional medicine black markets in China, and wild meat restaurants in Vietnam. Through exhaustive first-hand reporting that took her to 10 countries, Nuwer explores the forces currently driving demand for animals and their parts; the toll that demand is extracting on species across the planet; and the conservationists, rangers, and activists who believe it is not too late to stop the impending extinctions. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christina Delaine. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/002235/bk_high_002235_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Sustainable Tourism Dialogues in Africa (eBook, PDF)

Focusing on the future of tourism, Sustainable Tourism Dialogues in Africa is inclusive of experienced and emerging researchers, as well as incorporating local stakeholders in the tourism industry: architects, tourism operators, sustainable tourism lobbyists, policy makers, archaeologists, and geographers. The editors are frontline sustainable tourism advocates in Africa, and the book's thematic content is derived from 30 inter-university seminars on sustainable tourism hosted by Sustainable Travel & Tourism Agenda Kenya from 2017 to November 2019. These seminars involved the participation of 17 universities in Kenya, tourism operators, conservationists, developmentalists, investors, policy makers, and students. Every chapter is a voice projecting aspirations for the responsible management of tourism in Africa and promoting the ideals of sustainable tourism that young people in Africa advocate for the industry's future. In so doing, the authors pinpoint the necessary actions for bringing about transformations in sustainable development of tourism. The book thus seeks to encourage debate, while facilitating the development of both theoretical and practical foundations for managing tourism sustainably in Africa. Judy Kepher Gona, STTA, Nairobi, Kenya; Lucy Atieno, STTA, Nairobi, Kenya

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Outskirts: Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 584min

Forgotten edgelands, furious battles, suburban mysteries - discover the secret history of our green belts.Green belts are part of the landscape and psyche of post-war Britain, but have led to conflicts at every level of society - between conservationists and developers, town and country, politicians and people, nimbys and the forces of progress.Growing up on 'the last road in London' on an estate at the edge of the woods, John Grindrod had a childhood that mirrored these tensions. His family, too, seemed caught between two worlds: his wheelchair-bound mother and soft hearted father had moved from the inner city and had trouble adjusting. His warring brothers struggled too: there was the sporty one who loved the outdoors, and the agoraphobic who hated it. And then there was John, an unremarkable boy on the edge of it all discovering something magical.In the green belts John discovers strange hidden places, from nuclear bunkers to buried landfill sites, and along the way meets planners, protestors, foresters and residents whose passions for and against the green belt tell a fascinating tale of Britain today.The first book to tell the story of Britain's green belts, Outskirts is at once a fascinating social history, a stirring evocation of the natural world, and a poignant tale of growing up in a place, and within a family, like no other." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nick Underwood. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/001143/bk_hodd_001143_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Wild Duck Chase: Inside the Strange and Wonderful World of the Federal Duck Stamp Contest , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 510min

The Wild Duck Chase takes listeners into the peculiar world of competitive duck painting as it played out during the 2010 Federal Duck Stamp Contest - the only juried art competition run by the U.S. government. Since 1934, the duck stamp, which is bought annually by hunters to certify their hunting license, has generated more than $750 million, and 98 cents of each collected dollar has been used to help purchase or lease 5.3 million acres of waterfowl habitat in the U.S. - the core of the National Wildlife Refuge System. As Martin J. Smith chronicles in his revealing narrative, within the microcosm of the duck stamp contest are intense ideological and cultural clashes between the mostly rural hunters who buy the stamps and the mostly suburban and urban birders and conservationists who decry the hunting of waterfowl. At issue is preserving the habitat of ducks and other waterfowl for all to enjoy: If the number of hunters continues to decrease - and unless nature lovers support the duck stamp program - this landmark conservation effort faces possible extinction. The competition also fuels dynamic tensions between competitors and judges, and among the invariably ambitious, sometimes obsessive, and often eccentric artists - including Minnesota’s three fabled Hautman brothers, the "New York Yankees" of competitive duck painting. Martin Smith takes readers down an arcane and uniquely American rabbit hole into a wonderland of talent, ego, art, controversy, scandal, big money, and migratory waterfowl. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Pevsner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/009799/bk_adbl_009799_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Bowland Beth: The Life of an English Hen Harrier , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 188min

The story of the short life and tragic death of Bowland Beth - an English hen harrier - which dramatically highlights the major issues in UK conservation. 'The sun was blood red as it broke the horizon and lit the communal roost where the female hen harrier had spent the night. She watched the other harriers as they left to go foraging for food out on the moor. She didn't join them, for she had felt a quickening in her body, an urge to move to Mallowdale Pike, a rocky crag from where she had fledged nine months ago. After preening, she lifted off from the roost and soared up over the fell.' David Cobham enters Beth's world to show what being a hen harrier today is like. He immerses himself not only in the day-to-day regimen of her life, the hours of hunting, bathing, keeping her plumage in order and roosting, but also the fear of living in an environment run to provide packs of driven grouse for a few wealthy sportsmen to shoot. The hen harrier is seen as a totemic species in the battle between the conservationists and ruralists, and, as one of the key players in this emotive debate, David Cobham is uniquely placed to reflect on Beth's story. In this powerful narrative, he provides us with a profound tale which helps to illuminate the larger implications of the species' decline, highlighting the urgent need for conservation efforts to reverse this. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/003015/bk_hcuk_003015_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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How the Elephant Got Its Trunk and Other Wild Animal Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 242min

“In the High and Far-Off Times…there was one Elephant - a new Elephant - an Elephant's Child - who was full of 'satiable curiosity, and that means he asked ever so many questions....”Rudyard Kipling's famous Just So Stories provides imaginative answers to the many questions children ask about the world and the animals we share it with.In this magical audio recording, iconic actress and wildlife conservationist Virginia McKenna OBE brings the best beloved of Kipling's stories to a brand new audience. The reading is followed by a fascinating hour-long interview in which McKenna talks with Alison Larkin about her life, her work rescuing wild animals, the Born Free Foundation, and how children of all ages can help make a difference. She also reads a few poems of her own inspired by animals she has known!Just So Stories included are "How the Elephant Got Its Trunk", "The Cat That Walked by Himself", "How the Whale Got His Throat", "How the Camel Got His Hump", "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin", "How the Leopard Got His Spots", "The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo", "The Beginning of Armadillos", "The Crab That Played with the Sea", and "The Butterfly That Stamped", and from the Jungle Book, "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi".About Virginia McKennaVirginia McKenna starred in the multi-award-winning Born Free, in which she and her husband Bill Travers depicted the story of conservationists George and Joy Adamson and their reintroduction of Elsa, the orphaned lion cub, into the wild. That film, and all it still stands for, changed their lives. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Virginia McKenna. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/117911/bk_acx0_117911_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Wings Over Water (eBook, ePUB)

A beautiful, photo-rich companion book to the internationally distributed IMAX film of the same name, Wings Over Water celebrates the prairie wetlands of North America and the birds that live and breed in this critical habitat.Covering 300,000 square miles stretching from Canada through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa, the prairie wetlands are one of Earth's most important, yet little-known, ecosystems. More than half of all North American migratory waterfowl and 96 species of songbirds breed and nest there, and more than 60 percent of the continent's ducks are hatched there. Wings Over Water immerses readers in this awe-inspiring, essential region, using more than 300 breathtaking photos and inspiring essays from some of North America's foremost conservationists to shine a spotlight on these critical breeding grounds and the need to protect them.Wings Over Water is a joint venture of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, which works to secure the future of hunting, fishing, and land management; Ducks Unlimited Inc., Wetlands America Trust, and Ducks Unlimited Canada, the world's largest nonprofit organizations dedicated to conserving North America's disappearing wetland and waterfowl habitats; and the National Audubon Society, the world's oldest nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to bird conservation.

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Handbook of Bird Biology

Selected by Forbes.com as one of the 12 best books about birds and birding in 2016This much-anticipated third edition of the Handbook of Bird Biology is an essential and comprehensive resource for everyone interested in learning more about birds, from casual bird watchers to formal students of ornithology. Wherever you study birds your enjoyment will be enhanced by a better understanding of the incredible diversity of avian lifestyles. Arising from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology and authored by a team of experts from around the world, the Handbook covers all aspects of avian diversity, behaviour, ecology, evolution, physiology, and conservation. Using examples drawn from birds found in every corner of the globe, it explores and distills the many scientific discoveries that have made birds one of our best known - and best loved - parts of the natural world.This edition has been completely revised and is presented with more than 800 full color images. It provides readers with a tool for life-long learning about birds and is suitable for bird watchers and ornithology students, as well as for ecologists, conservationists, and resource managers who work with birds.The Handbook of Bird Biology is the companion volume to the Cornell Lab's renowned distance learning course, Ornithology: Comprehensive Bird Biology.

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Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 383min

For centuries, we've toyed with our creature companions, breeding dogs that herd and hunt, housecats that look like tigers, and teacup pigs that fit snugly in our handbags. But what happens when we take animal alteration a step further, engineering a cat that glows green under ultraviolet light or cloning the beloved family Labrador? Science has given us a whole new toolbox for tinkering with life. How are we using it? In Frankenstein's Cat, journalist Emily Anthes takes us from petri dish to pet store as she explores how biotechnology is shaping the future of our furry and feathered friends. As she ventures from bucolic barnyards to a "frozen zoo" where scientists are storing DNA from the planet's most exotic creatures, she discovers how we can use cloning to protect endangered species, craft prosthetics to save injured animals, and employ genetic engineering to supply farms with disease-resistant livestock. Along the way, we meet some of the animals that are ushering in this astonishing age of enhancement, including sensor-wearing seals, cyborg beetles, a bionic bulldog, and the world's first cloned cat. Through her encounters with scientists, conservationists, ethicists, and entrepreneurs, Anthes reveals that while some of our interventions may be trivial (behold: the GloFish), others could improve the lives of many species - including our own. So what does biotechnology really mean for the world's wild things? And what do our brave new beasts tell us about ourselves? With keen insight and her trademark spunk, Anthes highlights both the peril and the promise of our scientific superpowers, taking us on an adventure into a world where our grandest science fiction fantasies are fast becoming reality. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Hillary Huber. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/003094/bk_tant_003094_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Improve Communication Skills: 21 Practices: Work on Conversation Intelligence to Develop Your Social Skills, Improve Empath and Learn the Art of Persuasion to Achieve Succesful Relationships. Communication Skills Series, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 186min

Are you seeking to improve your social skills, be more persuasive, and establish successful relationships? This audiobook right here is for you. Poor social skills can take a lot from you. They deny you opportunities when you don’t have the guts to approach those in positions of influence - or when you actually manage to approach them, only to make a poor presentation.Most of the people with exquisite conversational skills that you admire were one day where you are today. But they learned these skills and practiced them over and over. This is your opportunity to start your journey.This audiobook will equip you with a wide range of communication skills that you can use at home, office, social settings, and even with strangers. The guides given are simple and straight forward, you can start practicing them right away.You may have tried other techniques before to improve your skills, but seeing that you’re here, perhaps that did not work. What makes this audiobook different? Well, hours of comprehensive research have gone into writing it. We have looked into the character traits of some of the best conservationists, public speakers, orators, and persuaders.We studied the things that they did over the years to get them there.Here we bring you a simplified version of the same so that you can see that you can attain these skills too. We have covered diverse topics that touch on the various features of communication.The topics covered include:Master the Art of ConversationEnhance your Verbal DexterityImprove your Personality for Quality ConversationEmpathic ListeningImprove your Relationships for Better CommunicationCommunication with Difficult PeopleDealing with a ScepticOvercoming Shyness and Social AnxietyMaster of Public Speaking SkillsHoning your Personality for Business SuccessAnd more... All this infor ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Curtis Wright. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/163341/bk_acx0_163341_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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