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Book Synopsis Whales and Elephants in International Conservation Law and Politics by : Ed Couzens
Download or read book Whales and Elephants in International Conservation Law and Politics written by Ed Couzens and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whales and elephants are iconic giants of the marine and terrestrial animal world. Both are conspicuous representatives of wildlife conservation. The issues of whaling and the ivory trade are closely linked, both legally and politically, in many ways; some obvious, and some surprising. The treatment of both whales and elephants will be politically and legally contentious for years to come, and is of great significance to conservation in general. This book examines the current state of international environmental law and wildlife conservation through a comparative analysis of the treatment of whales and elephants. In particular, it describes the separate histories of international governance of both whales and elephants, presenting the various treaties through which conservation has been implemented. It is shown that international environmental law is influenced and shaped by important political actors – many with opposing views on how best conservation, and sustainable development, principles are to be implemented. Modern environmental treaties are changing as weaknesses and loopholes are exposed in older, and possibly outdated, treaties such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW). Such weaknesses can be seen in the efforts made by some states to circumvent or weaken CITES and the International Whaling Commission and to resume commercial whaling, and further in the efforts of countries to resume trade in ivory. The argument is made that the Convention on Biological Diversity could be used to begin reconciling opposed views and to focus conservation efforts. The argument is made that effective conservation of species cannot be achieved through individual treaties, but only through a synergistic approach involving multilateral environmental agreements – 'ecosystems of legal instruments'.
Book Synopsis Elephants and Whales by : Milton M. R. Freeman
Download or read book Elephants and Whales written by Milton M. R. Freeman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1994 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Elephants, Big Cats, Bears & Whales by : Barbara Taylor
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Elephants, Big Cats, Bears & Whales written by Barbara Taylor and published by Southwater Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insight into the lives of all these wild and mysterious creatures.
Book Synopsis How Many Elephants in a Blue Whale? by : Marcus Weeks
Download or read book How Many Elephants in a Blue Whale? written by Marcus Weeks and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How much does a blue whale weigh? How big is big? Using visually dazzling equivalents, How Many Elephants in a Blue Whale makes concepts like size, speed, and mass easy to grasp, and fun as well. Get the scoop on how many Eiffel Towers it takes to reach the top of Mount Everest and how fast a cheetah would have to run to outpace a Ferrarri. An irresistibly entertaining way to get a fix on how things in our world are related, this compendium is perfect for trivia lovers and those fascinated by popular science.
Book Synopsis Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel by : Carl Safina
Download or read book Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel written by Carl Safina and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young reader’s adaptation of The New York Times bestseller Follow researcher Carl Safina as he treks with a herd of elephants across the Kenyan landscape, then travel with him to the Pacific Northwest to track and monitor whales in their ocean home. Along the way, find out more about the interior lives of these giants of land and sea—how they play, how they fight, and how they communicate with one another, and sometimes with us, too. Weaving decades of field research with exciting new discoveries about the brain and featuring astonishing photographs taken by the author, Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel gives readers an intimate and extraordinary look at what makes these animals different from us, but more important, what makes us all similar.
Download or read book Elephants written by Martin Schwabacher and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2001 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of elephants, their family groups, food habits, and threats to their existence.
Download or read book Silent Thunder written by Katy Payne and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A natural history rich in observation of the animal world and how humans participate in it, Silent Thunder is also a passionate story of scientist Katy Payne’s spiritual quest as she turns a keen eye on her role in this world. Starting with the story of her revolutionary discovery that elephants use infrasonic sounds—sounds below the range of human hearing—to communicate, Payne shares what she learned from her fascinating field research in Africa, research that reveals new insights into elephants’ social lives. When five of the elephant families she studies are the victims of culling, Payne’s approach to her research changes, as she fights valiantly to protect the elephants. The result of her research, and the touching insights gained from Africans she worked with and the elephants she studied, give a vivid impression of Payne’s view from the front lines of the natural preservation effort. Like Peter Matthiessen’s The Snow Leopard and the writings of Jane Goodall, Silent Thunder demonstrates how a commitment to all life can bring one’s own into a new focus.
Book Synopsis Elephant on a Whale by : Ben J. Hanson
Download or read book Elephant on a Whale written by Ben J. Hanson and published by Southern African Research &. This book was released on 1997 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nkosikona-the-baby-elephant decides to run away from home and has various adventures.
Download or read book Becoming Wild written by Carl Safina and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020 "In this superbly articulate cri de coeur, Safina gives us a new way of looking at the natural world that is radically different."—The Washington Post New York Times bestselling author Carl Safina brings readers close to three non-human cultures—what they do, why they do it, and how life is for them. A New York Times Notable Books of 2020 Some believe that culture is strictly a human phenomenon. But this book reveals cultures of other-than-human beings in some of Earth’s remaining wild places. It shows how if you’re a sperm whale, a scarlet macaw, or a chimpanzee, you too come to understand yourself as an individual within a particular community that does things in specific ways, that has traditions. Alongside genes, culture is a second form of inheritance, passed through generations as pools of learned knowledge. As situations change, social learning—culture—allows behaviors to adjust much faster than genes can adapt. Becoming Wild brings readers into intimate proximity with various nonhuman individuals in their free-living communities. It presents a revelatory account of how animals function beyond our usual view. Safina shows that for non-humans and humans alike, culture comprises the answers to the question, “How do we live here?” It unites individuals within a group identity. But cultural groups often seek to avoid, or even be hostile toward, other factions. By showing that this is true across species, Safina illuminates why human cultural tensions remain maddeningly intractable despite the arbitrariness of many of our differences. Becoming Wild takes readers behind the curtain of life on Earth, to witness from a new vantage point the most world-saving of perceptions: how we are all connected.
Download or read book Whales written by Kate Riggs and published by The Creative Company. This book was released on 2022-03-16 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Earth's largest animal! Introduce elementary kids to whales and their underwater lives. From the white belugas to the giant humpbacks, whales are magnificent ocean creatures. Readers explore the many different kinds of whales, including both toothed and baleen whales, their features, behaviors, sounds, and migration habits, all with STEM-appropriate text and gorgeous photography. An end folk tale tells why the Maori people from New Zealand used to ride whales.
Book Synopsis The Elephant and the Whale by : Augusta Hamlin
Download or read book The Elephant and the Whale written by Augusta Hamlin and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The World's Biggest Mammals by : Mari C. Schuh
Download or read book The World's Biggest Mammals written by Mari C. Schuh and published by Pogo Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The World's Biggest Mammals, early fluent readers learn about mammals as they explore the lives of two of its largest members, the African elephant and the blue whale. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as t
Book Synopsis Secrets of Sound by : April Pulley Sayre
Download or read book Secrets of Sound written by April Pulley Sayre and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006-07-24 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to bioacoustics that gives young readers “a deeper understanding of what has been, and has yet to be, learned about animal communication” (Kirkus Reviews). Can whales communicate across miles of vast ocean? Can elephants talk to one another with sounds we cannot hear? These are the kinds of questions that drive the work of acoustic biologists. Follow three creative scientists—Christopher W. Clark, Katy Payne, and Bill Evans—as they research why and how animals communicate. Through remarkable photographs and stories about all sorts of animals, this book celebrates the challenges of lab work and fieldwork and the thrill of discovery. “This fascinating title shows the thrill of scientific discovery up close. Sayre profiles three bioacousticians—scientists who study the sounds made by living things, communication that is often outside the range of human hearing . . . this book is part of the consistently excellent Scientists in the Field series; it provides readers with an inspiring introduction to a little-discussed field and to biology in general.”—Booklist “Each of the profiles is filled with absorbing scientific information while also providing insights into the personalities involved in this work—adventurers who work in interesting field locales, sometimes with limited funding, to do what they love.”—Horn Book “Sayre offers good descriptions of work with the various species and its import.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Book Synopsis Great Migrations by : Elizabeth Carney
Download or read book Great Migrations written by Elizabeth Carney and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A National Georgraphic Channel global television event"--Cover.
Download or read book Beyond Words written by Carl Safina and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed conservationist Carl Safina examines animal personhood as told through the inspired narrative portraits of elephants, wolves, and dolphins
Book Synopsis Great Migrations by : Elizabeth Carney
Download or read book Great Migrations written by Elizabeth Carney and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines several animals and their great migrations, ranging in size from the army ant to the sperm whale.
Book Synopsis Whales and Other Mammals by : David West
Download or read book Whales and Other Mammals written by David West and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many mammals are unique, especially when it comes to what's going on inside their bodies. Kangaroos, bats, elephants, and other mammals each have special internal body parts that help them function every day. This book gives readers a look at these animals' interesting insides. Colorful diagrams, paired with simple labels and descriptions of the animal's key components, provide a unique and accessible take on important life science curricula. Curious minds will be satisfied and excited by the insight they gain from this thrilling volume.
