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A Bird in the Hand & A Bear in the Bush: A Halfway House for Wildlife
by: Hughes, Judy
A true & touching story of a family involved in a halfway house for animals
on their 175-acre ranch in Oregon. They took in orphaned & injured wildlife
and provided shelter, medical aid and retraining for release back into
the wild. 128 pgs.
c. 1976, H/C...$20.00
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A Practical Guide To Impractical
Pets: Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Fish, Insects
by: Burn, Barbara
Written by the widow of Emil Dolensek, D.V.M., who was for many years the
chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo. Describes 84 exotic pets & how to live
with them, focusing mainly on care, feeding, breeding & health needs. Includes
mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, & insects. Book is divided into three categories
of pets: easy, difficult, & impossible. 372 pgs.
c.1997...H/C...$27.95
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A Practical Guide To Impractical Pets: Mammals,
Reptiles, Birds, Fish, Insects
by: Dolensek, Emil DVM & Burn, Barbara
A complete guide to the art of pet-keeping, with advice on selecting pets
(more than 100 animals categorized as easy, difficult, & impossible,
and described in detail; where to get them; how to feed them; housing; medical
treatment; how to train & breed them; and how to get rid of them if
things do not work out. There are also sections dealing with the care &
feeding & releasing of orphaned wild animals & advice on keeping
free-roaming pets. Covers: easy - mice, rats, gerbils, rabbits, cats, ants,
canaries, turtle, snakes & more, to difficult - dogs, ferrets, horses,
donkeys, llamas, goats, chickens, ducks, bees, skunks, raccoons, parrots
& more, to immpossible - exotic cats, wild dogs, ungulates, bears, primates,
caiman & more. B/W photos. 382 pgs.
c. 1976, H/C...$15.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Like new with dust jacket, name in
front cover
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An Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation
by: Schwartz, Nancy A.
There may be times when you or someone you know strays upon an orphan or
injured wild animal that needs assistance. Finding a licensed wildlife rehabilitator
is a must but may take some time to find. This book can help you identify
problems and provide minimal care until the animal can be transferred to
the proper authority. Included are species identification, physical examination
of wildlife, general care instructions, basic housing requirements, diseases
of wildlife and zoonoses, general feeding guide for orphan mammals and birds.
Written by a Certified Veterinary Technician and wildlife rehabilitator.
131 pages, S/C, several illustrations and a few b/w photos.
c. 2007, S/C...$20.99
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Animal Connection: A Guide to Intuitive Communication
with Your Pet
By: Meyer, Judy
An animal communicator with more than 800 clients throughout the world leads
pet owners step by step through nine exercises designed to help them get
in touch with intuitive power to communicate with their animals. 208 pgs.
c. 2000, S/C...$10.95
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Animal ER
by: Tufts Univ School Of Vet Medicine with Croke, Vicki
An enthralling, behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to save animals:
the split-second decisions of the dedicated doctors; the clamor of the operating
room; and the restorative power of the bond between pets and owners. 194
pgs.
c. 1999, H/C...$23.95
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Australian Mammals: Biology & Captive Managment
by: Jackson, Stephen
"This book dedicates a chapter to each group of animals including
the platypus, the echidna, carnivorous marsupials, numbats, bandicoots
and bilbies, koalas, wombats, possums and gliders, macropods, bats, rodents
and the dingo. For each animal group the following information is covered:
Taxonomy; Housing Requirements; General Husbandry; Feeding Requirements;
Handling and Transport; Health requirements; Behavior; Breeding; and Artificial
Rearing. The book provides a complete literature review of all known information
on the biology of each group of animals and brings information on their
biology in the wild into captive situations. Also, for the first time,
it provides practical guidelines for hand-rearing, and has been extensively
reviewed by zookeepers and veterinarians to incorporate the most up-to-date
information and techniques. Illustrations, charts, graphs. 548 pgs.
c. 2007, S/C...$165.00
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Bats In Captivity Vol. 1 - Biological and Medical Aspects
by: Barnard, Susan
A comprehensive book intended for anyone maintaining bats in captivity.
It comprises 44 papers by 22 contributing authors. Bats in Captivity is
the only book of its kind, detailing the care of captive bats worldwide.
This volume includes a drug formulary, information on public health, anatomy
and physiology, controlling reproduction, parasitology and veterinary
medicine and surgery, plus many other related subjects. B/W photos and
illustrations. 587 pages
c. 2009, S/C... $74.95
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Bats in Captivity Vol. 2 - Aspects of Rehabilitation
by: Barnard, Sussan
A comprehensive book intended for anyone maintaining bats in captivity.
Bats in Captivity is the only book of its kind, detailing the captive
care of bats worlwide. This volume comprises 38 papers by 41 contributing
authors. It contains a user-friendly guide to bat identification, subjects
on reproductive patterns and parental care, social organization and communication,
capturing and handling, releasing bats into the wild, marking bats for
individual identification, torpor and hibernation, lactation and postnatal
growth, simulating mother's milk and hand rearing pups of all bat groups,
plus much more. B/W photos and illustrations. 468 pages
c. 2010, S/C... $67.95
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Bats in Captivity Vol. 3 - Diet & Feeding -Environment and Housing
by: Barnard, Susan
A comprehensive work intended for anyone maintaining captive bats. Bats
in Captivity is the only multi-voulume series of its kind, detailing the
captive care of bats worldwide. This volume comprises 26 papers by 22
contributing authors. It contains a comprehensive discussion on nutrition,
as well as dietary information for bats that eat insects, fruit, nectar,
blood, fish and other vertebrates. Other subjects include methods for
rearing insects, methods for collecting wild insects, environmental enrichment,
roosting ecology and environment and housing considerations for all bat
groups, plus much more. B/W photos. 420 pages
c. 2011, S/C... $67.95
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Bats in Captivity Vol. 4 - Legislation and Public Education
by: Barnard, Susan
A comprehensive work intended for anyone maintaining captive bats. Bats
in Captivity is the only multi-vulume series of its kind, detailing the
captive care of bats worldwide. This volume comprises 25 papers by 37
contributing authors. It contains information on the legal aspects of
maintaining and shipping bats, plus papers on developing traveling trunks
and loan boxes, the use of ultrasonic mobility devices in education programs,
conditioning and training bats for public demonstration, their use in
outreach programs and exhibiting bats in zoological institutions. In addition,
there is comprehensive information on excluding bats from man-made structures
as well as how bat houses and artificial roosts are constructed and used.
B/W photos. 316 pages
c. 2012, S/C... $59.95
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Beavers Eh to Bea
by: Anderson, Lil
Tales from a Wildlife Rehabilitator. Meet beaver kit A (Eh), his friend
Bea (beaver kit B), a woodchuck named Chucksey, Beeper the buck fawn and
Cephie the eaglet as the author writes about her life with these animals,
from the rewards of successfully returning an animal to the wild to the
heartbreak of failure. Follow the author as she uses her scientific know-how
and caregiver's intuition to help these animals get back to their natural
habitat. 182 pages. Color Photos and B/W illustrations.
c. 2000, S/C...$12.95
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Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores,
Primates
by: Estes, Richard Despard
Is as different from a conventional field guide as motion pictures
are from a snapshot. Whether we are able to look at them face to face,
on television, or in the hundreds of illustrations provided here by Daniel
Otte, this guide allows us to understand what animals do and what their
behavior means. Drawing on his own extensive fieldwork and on the research
of many other scientists, Richard Despard Estes describes and explains
the behavior of four major groups of mammals. Estes's remarkably informative
guide is as up-to-date for the zoologist as it is accessible for the interested
onlooker. 611 pgs.
c. 2012, S/C... $41.95
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Behaviour of Domestic Animals
by: Hafez, E. S. E.
Chapter titles include: Behaviour and Domestication, Fundamentals of
Behaviour, Behaviour of Mammals (cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses, rabbits,
dog, cats), Behaviour of Birds (chicken, turkeys, ducks) and Comparative
Behaviour. 619 pages B/W photos
c. 1962, H/C... $15.00
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Condition: Fair, ex-library with usual library
markings
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Best Friends
by: Glen, Samantha
The true story of Best Friends, the world's most beloved animal sanctuary
located in Agel Canyon, Utah. Meet the residents who call it home: a badly
burned black cat who survived, an adondoned Shepherd mix who became the
Godfather of dogs, the broken-down pack horse who comforts both humans &
animals. Meet the rescuers: the symphony conductor who took the message
of the sanctuary to the world, the vet to whom time meant nothing when an
animal was in need, and the architect who built a safe haven for all the
creatures. B/W photos. 284 pgs.
c. 2001, S/C...$15.00
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Condition: Good
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Captive Management Of Wild Animals
by: Australasian Society Of Zoo Keepers
Proceedings of the first workshop of the Australasian Society of Zoo Keepers,
Jan 1980, Taronga Zoo, Sydney. 67 pgs.
c. 1980, Booklet...$15.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good
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Care & Handling of Australian Native Animals
by: Suzanne Hand
Emergency care and captive management of marsupials, reptiles, rodents,
bats, and more. Chapters include: The Australian native fauna, Freshwater
fishes, Frogs, Reptiles, First aid in birds, Bird handling techniques,
Carnivorous marsupials, Bandicoots, Koalas, Wombats, Possums & gliders,
Kangaroos in captivity, The Care and handling of orphaned kangaroos, Capture
myopathy, Basic procedures for public participation at whale strandings
in New South Wales, Grey-headed flying foxes, Carnivorous and insectivorous
bats, Rodents, Diseases and parasites of Australian fauna - a breif introduction,
Taranga pathology registry. B/W & Color photos. 210 pgs.
Published in Australia
c.1990, Revised 1997...S/C...$34.95
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Care of the Wild
by: Jordan, William
Decsribes: basic skills of animal first aid; methods of handling, transportation,
simple diagnosis, treatment, feeding, and temporary housing; treatment
for injuries from poisoning, trapping, hunting, contamination, auto accidents,
and other various accidents; care of orphans; and identification of species
commonly encountered in the U.S. 225 pgs.
c.1983...S/C...$14.95
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Care of the Wild Feathered & Furred: A Guide To Wildlife Handling
& Care
by: Hickman, Mae & Guy, Maxine
A clearly illustrated guide to treating injured, lost and frightened wildlings
at home. Methods for raising baby birds and animals, splinting broken
bones, suturing wounds, removing oil & tar, treating poisoning, shock
and a variety of common diseases and disabilities, enable the reader to
be of service in a time of diminishing wildlife. Line drawings. 143 pgs.
c. 1973, 10th Anniversary Edition, S/C...$10.95
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Care of the Wild Feathered & Furred
by: Hickman, Mae
Probably the most highly praised guide ever written for treating, feeding
and housing injured birds and animals. Care of the Wild Feathered and
Furred has gone through numerous printings and been selected by five book
clubs. Now, newly revised and expanded for its 20th Anniversary Edition,
the book explains in detail how to raise baby birds and animals, splint
broken bones, suture wounds, remove oil and tar, treat poisoning, shock
and a variety of common diseases and disabilities. Includes an excellent
food substitution chart for a wide variety of birds and animals. Clearly
illustrated and well organized. An indispensable book for anyone who may
ever want to help a lost or hurt bird or animal. 143 pgs.
c.1993, 20th Anniversary Edition, Rev, S/C...$14.95
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Complete Care Of Orphaned Or Abandoned Baby Animals
by: Spaulding, Jackie & C.E. DVM
Formulas, feeding schedules, techniques, equipment, common diseases, directions
for safety, and plans for releasing animals into the wild. Some of the
animals covered: foals, calves, piglets, lambs, kids, puppies, kittens,
fawns, foxes, chickens, raccoons, bears, squirrels, rabbits, mice, hamsters,
gerbils, canaries, shore birds, hawks, robins. Illustrations. 272 pgs.
c. 1979, H/C...$35.00
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Complete Idiot's Guide To Pet Psychic Communication
by: McGillivary, Debbie & Adamson, Eve
A professional animal communicator and pet psychic explores the wisdom,
healing power, and sacred bond between humans and animals. Learn: how
to keep you pet safe & happy; how to choose a special name; the most common
complaints animals have; overcoming behavior problems; how to help your
pet deal with changes in your household such as a new baby or another
pet. 300 pgs.
c. 2004, S/C...$16.95
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Dolittle Obsession
by: Bright, Michael
Intriguing revelations on how humans talk with animals and how they talk
back.
c.1990...H/C...$15.95
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Emergency Animal Rescue Stories
by: Crisp, Terri
One woman's dedication to saving animals from disasters. Recounts the
real-life stories from the former director of EARS (Emergency Animal Rescue
Service). Most of the book talks about the animals affected by two disasters,
Tropical Storm Alberto, which struck Georgia in July 1994 and the widespread
flooding in the Houston area in October of 1994. Following the stories
of these two disasters, the author shares some of her recollections from
several of the disasters that happened after the flood in Texas. These
are day-to-day accounts of the struggles, successes, miracles, mistakes,
tragedies, lessons learned and the prople who cried and laughed with the
author as she held the position of director of EARS. 367 pages. B/W photos.
c. 2000, S/C...$14.95
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Encyclopedia Of Animals: Care Of Domestic & Exotic Pets
Edited
Invertebrates, fish, amphibians, birds, rodents, monkeys, cats, dogs,
ducks, etc.
c.1994...H/C...$32.50
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Enjoy Keeping Wild Pets
by: Collett, Rosemary K.
Chapters on: General handling, small mammals, songbirds, keeping other wild
birds, snakes, reptiles, amphibians. Color photos. 32 pgs
c. 1960's?, Booklet...$5.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good
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Environmental Enrichment For Captive Animals
by: Young, Robert
Integrates scientific knowledge and principles to show how environmental
enrichment can be used on different types of animals. It considers the
history of animal keeping, legal issues and ethics, right through a detailed
exploration of whether environmental enrichment actually works, the methods
involved and how to design and manage enrichment programs. B/W photos.
228 pgs.
c. 2003, S/C...$84.99
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Exotic Pets
by: Rosenfeld, Arthur
For anyone interested in keeping pets that are bit different, Arthur Rosenfeld's
Exotic Pets is a definitely great choice. This book contains detailed
(yet practical) advice on all aspects of keeping these pets. Birds, reptiles,
amphibians, and fish are all included with sections about each species,
as well. But the main thing that sets this book apart from the average
pet book is the way that Rosenfeld presents these animals. As an obviously
avid pet owner, he writes from experience regarding most of these animals.
He includes very entertaining anecdotes about his experiences with these
pets, including training a monitor lizard to act like a dog and dealing
with parrots that talk a little too well..
c.1987, H/C...$12.95
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Exotic Pets
by: Rosenfeld, Arthur
For anyone interested in keeping pets that are bit different, Arthur Rosenfeld's
Exotic Pets is a definitely great choice. This book contains detailed
(yet practical) advice on all aspects of keeping these pets. Birds, reptiles,
amphibians, and fish are all included with sections about each species,
as well. But the main thing that sets this book apart from the average
pet book is the way that Rosenfeld presents these animals. As an obviously
avid pet owner, he writes from experience regarding most of these animals.
He includes very entertaining anecdotes about his experiences with these
pets, including training a monitor lizard to act like a dog and dealing
with parrots that talk a little too well..
c.1987, S/C...$12.95
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Exotic Pets: A Veterinary Guide For Owners
by: Messonnier, Shawn
A basic understanding of the care required for some of the most exotic
pet species including snakes, turtles, iguanas, ferrets, birds, gerbils,
and rabbits. Covers info such as: general info; anatomical interests;
selecting your pet; housing; diet & feeding; & common diseases
for each species. 136 ps.
c. 1995, H/C (Regular Price $11.95)...$8.95
Used
Condition: Very Good, ex-library, usual library
markings
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Exotic Pets (Practical Pet Care Handbook)
by: Alderton, David
Everything you need to know to successfully keep caged & aviary birds,
reptiles, amphibinas & fish. Includes practical advice on housing,
handling, dietary needs & breeding. Includes expert guidance on pet
health such as how to avoid the most common causes of ill-health, &
how to read the signs that something may be wrong. More than 400 color
photos. 160 pgs.
c. 2004, S/C...$14.99
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Exploring Animal Behavior (Readings from American
Scientist)
Edited by: Paul W. Sherman & John Alcock
The articles in this collection are taken from the pages of American Scientist.
Part I: Integrity, Communication and Contoversy. Part II: Mechanisms of
Behavior. Part III: Evolutionary History & Behavioral Ecology. Part
IV: The Evolutionary Basis of Reprodcutive Behavior. 236 pgs.
c. 1993, S/C...$14.95
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First Aid For Pets
by: Kirk, Robert DVM
Complete guide to emergency care of dogs, cats & other small animals.
278 pgs.
c. 1978, H/C... $15.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good w/dust jacket, minor wear
on dust jacket, inside excellent
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