Conflicts about wildlife are usually portrayed and understood as resulting from the negative impacts of wildlife on human livelihoods or property. However, a greater depth of analysis reveals that many instances of human-wildlife conflict are often better understood as people-people conflict, wherein there is a clash of values between different human groups. Understanding Conflicts About Wildlife unites academics and practitioners from across the globe to develop a holistic view o...

Marking the 2nd Anniversary of the release of A Shade of Vampire, Derek, Sofia and their twins have returned in new adventures!I never could have imagined that Derek and I would willingly turn back into vampires.But there are some things in life that you just can't predict. Like the strange human disappearances that had started happening on the coasts surrounding us.There would have been nothing mysterious about these kidnappings so close to our own turf, had The Sh...

Prepare for your return to The Shade... Derek will rip Caleb's heart out the moment he lays eyes on him for what he's done.Rose is convinced that the vampire is innocent. But my daughter has been fooled. Nobody but Caleb could have stolen away our dear friend.I gaze out at the dark waters rushing past us in the submarine, as we speed closer and closer toward our destination... Are you ready to once again lose yourself in The Shade?

"Tick tock. Tick tock..."Time is slipping through the Novaks' fingers like sand. The only witch with the power to save them is already within their reach.But how does one fix what one doesn't know exists?Prepare for a wild ride back to The Shade...Book your ticket back to The Shade. BUY NOW!Note: This book follows on directly after A Shade of Vampire 9: A Bond of Blood

Marking the 2nd Anniversary of the release of A Shade of Vampire, Derek, Sofia and their twins have returned in new adventures!"Outstanding... This has been the best of all the Shade books." - S. Bridges ★★★★★I never could have imagined that Derek and I would willingly turn back into vampires.But there are some things in life that you just can't predict. Like the strange human disappearances that had started happening on the coasts surrounding us.There would...

Human-Animal Interactions (HAI) are a primary welfare interest to both animal scientists and practitioners. In zoos and aquariums, the study of Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVI), including both the impact of visitors on animals (the visitor effect) and the impact of animals on visitors (the visitor experience), have become a focus for understanding HAIs in zoos. The study of HAIs in zoos has grown to consider a number of factors, including animal-staff interactions and bonds, modern exhibi...

Prepare for your return to The Shade... Derek will rip Caleb's heart out the moment he lays eyes on him for what he's done.Rose is convinced that the vampire is innocent. But my daughter has been fooled. Nobody but Caleb could have stolen away our dear friend.I gaze out at the dark waters rushing past us in the submarine, as we speed closer and closer toward our destination... Are you ready to once again lose yourself in The Shade?This book follows on directly after...

Since the last edition of this definitive textbook was published in 2013, much has happened in the field of animal behavior. In this fourth edition, Lee Alan Dugatkin draws on cutting-edge new work not only to update and expand on the studies presented, but also to reinforce the previous editions’ focus on ultimate and proximate causation, as well as the book’s unique emphasis on natural selection, learning, and cultural transmission. The result is a state-of-the-art textbook on animal beh...

How animals behave is crucial to their survival and reproduction. The application of new molecular tools such as DNA fingerprinting and genomics is causing a revolution in the study of animal behaviour, while developments in computing and image analysis allow us to investigate behaviour in ways never previously possible. By combining these with the traditional methods of observation and experiments, we are now learning more about animal behaviour than ever before. In this Very Short In...

Some Australian native birds become childhood sweethearts and court for years before they get 'married'. Others divorce because of personality clashes and different skill levels. Many negotiate their parenting duties. But how do these personal life events link to long-lasting bonds, long life-spans and exceptional overall intelligence?Professor Gisela Kaplan, an eminent voice in animal behaviour, and particularly bird behaviour, draws on the latest insights in the evolution of part...

A compelling argument that the time has come to use what we know about the fascinating and diverse inner lives of other animals on their behalfEvery day we are learning new and surprising facts about just how intelligent and emotional animals are—did you know rats like to play and laugh, and also display empathy, and the ears and noses of cows tell us how they’re feeling? At times, we humans translate that knowledge into compassion for other animals; think of the p...

Insights into therapeutic horticulture, a health profession that uses plant and plant-related activities to improve people's lives through passive or active involvement are presented in a collection of 50 essays. Programs for dementia, autism, eating disorder and other populations shed light on positive health outcomes, as does research, therapeutic gardens, tools, plants and treatment plans.In the hands of trained practitioners, therapeutic horticulture can transform lives. Susan,...