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Game Management
by: Leopold, Aldo

Management theory & history, management techniques, refuges, hunting, predator control, control of disease, game administration. 481 pgs.
c. 1933, H/C...$55.00
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Great Pets
by: Stein, Sara
A guide to more than 60 usual and unusual family pets and their care, such as: ducks, birds, spiders, amphibians, iguanas, ants, turtles, tadpoles, hamsters, gerbils, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, skunks, geese, pigeons, goats, and many more. 358 pgs. Ages 14 & up. Great for adults too.
c. 2003, S/C...$16.95


Hand-Rearing Wild & Domestic Mammals
by: Laurie J. Gage, DVM
Excellent book for veterinarians, technicians, and wildlife caregivers. Over thirty vets & specialists from around the world have contibuted their expertise to this book that covers over 50 mammalian species providing clear guidance to raising and caring for a wide variety of mammals from birth to weaning.
Some topics covered: assessment of the neonate, specialized equipment, expected weight gains, formula selection & preparation, weaning techniques, housing, and common medical problems. Full of charts, tables, graphs, and contains formulas.

Domestic animals: puppies, kittens, ferrets, sugar gliders, rabbits. Farm animals: foals, kids, llamas, piglets. Wildlife: squirrels, opossums, raccoons, rabbits, deer, fox, bear, bats, hedgehogs. Zoo animals: ungulates, equids, exotic felids, polar bears, elephants, rhino, macropods, pinnipeds, large & small Primates, lemurs & sloths. B/W photos. 279 pgs.
c. 2002...H/C...$79.99


Hand-Rearing Of Wild Animals
Edited

Lizards, condor, penguin, psittacine, hedgehogs, felids, monkey, milk replacers. c. 1988, Booklet, Symposium 13...$14.95
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Homoeopathic Treatment for Birds
by: Chapman, Beryl M.

The author has 30 years of experience in homoeopathy & 12 years working amoungst thousands of wild bird patients, discovering remedies best suited to their needs. This book contains clear & precise instructions for most ailments in the bird world. It is written for the layperson who finds an ailing bird; workers in bird hospitals, rescue centers, sanctuaries & reserves, bird owners & for the veterinary surgeons. 64 pgs.
c. 1991, S/C...$7.95


I Found A Baby Bird - What Do I Do? - 2nd Edition (Basic Manuals: Wildlife Rehabilitation)
by: Carlson, Dale

Professional wildlife care and rehabilitation for a general audience. Safe, step-by-step text and picture guidance for back-yard rehabilitators. Provides first aid and rescue techniques, along with proper diet, housing and release techniques. 62 pgs.
c.1995, 2nd Ed, S/C...$6.25


I Found A Baby Duck - What Do I Do? - 2nd Edition (Basic Manuals: Wildlife Rehabilitation)
by: Carlson, Dale

Professional wildlife care and rehabilitation for a general audience. Safe, step-by-step text and picture guidance for back-yard rehabilitators. Provides first aid and rescue techniques, along with proper diet, housing and release techniques for ducks. 64 pgs.
c.1995, 2nd Ed, S/C....$6.25


I Found A Baby Opossum, What Do I Do? - 3rd Edition (Basic Manuals: Wildlife Rehabilitation)
by: Carlson, Dale

Professional wildlife care and rehabilitation for a general audience. Safe, step-by-step text and picture guidance for back-yard rehabilitators. Provides first aid and rescue techniques, along with proper diet, housing and release techniques. 62 pgs.
c.1997, 3rd Ed, S/C...$9.95


I Found A Baby Opossum, What Do I Do? - 3rd Edition (Basic Manuals: Wildlife Rehabilitation)
by: Carlson, Dale

Professional wildlife care and rehabilitation for a general audience. Safe, step-by-step text and picture guidance for back-yard rehabilitators. Provides first aid and rescue techniques, along with proper diet, housing and release techniques. 62 pgs.
c.1997, 3rd Ed, H/C (Regular Price $12.95)...$9.95
Used
Condition: Very Good, ex-library, usual library markings otherwise like new inside


I Found A Baby Rabbit - What Do I Do? (Basic Manuals: Wildlife Rehabilitation)
by: Carlson, Dale

Professional wildlife care and rehabilitation for a general audience. Safe, step-by-step text and picture guidance for back-yard rehabilitators. Provides first aid and rescue techniques, along with proper diet, housing and release techniques. 62 pgs.
c.1995, 2nd Ed, S/C...$6.25


I Found A Baby Rabbit - What Do I Do? 3rd Edition (Basic Manuals: Wildlife Rehabilitation)
by: Carlson, Dale

Professional wildlife care and rehabilitation for a general audience. Safe, step-by-step text and picture guidance for back-yard rehabilitators. Provides first aid and rescue techniques, along with proper diet, housing and release techniques. 62 pgs.
c.1997, 3rd ed, H/C (Regular Price $12.95)...$9.95
Used
Condition: Very Good, ex-library, usual library markings otherwise like new inside


I Found a Baby Raccoon, What Do I Do? (Basic Manuals: Wildlife Rehabilitation)
by: Carlson, Dale

Instructional handbooks for wildlife care of rescued wildlife, emergency first aid treatment, feeding, habitat design & basic rehabilitation & release techniques.
c.1997, 3rd Ed, S/C...$9.95


I Found a Baby Raccoon, What Do I Do? (Basic Manuals: Wildlife Rehabilitation)
by: Carlson, Dale

Professional wildlife care and rehabilitation for a general audience. Safe, step-by-step text and picture guidance for back-yard rehabilitators. Provides first aid and rescue techniques, along with proper diet, housing and release techniques. 62 pgs.
c.1997, 3rd Ed, H/C (Regular Price $12.95)...$9.95
Used
Condition: Very Good, ex-library, usual library markings otherwise like new inside


I Found A Baby Squirrel - What Do I Do? - 2nd Edition (Basic Manuals: Wildlife Rehabilitation)
by: Carlson, Dale

Professional wildlife care and rehabilitation for a general audience. Safe, step-by-step text and picture guidance for back-yard rehabilitators. Provides first aid and rescue techniques, along with proper diet, housing and release techniques. 62 pgs.
c. 1995, 2nd Ed, S/C...$6.25


I Found A Baby Squirrel - What Do I Do? - 3rd Edition (Basic Manuals: Wildlife Rehabilitation)
by: Carlson, Dale

Professional wildlife care and rehabilitation for a general audience. Safe, step-by-step text and picture guidance for back-yard rehabilitators. Provides first aid and rescue techniques, along with proper diet, housing and release techniques. 62 pgs.
c.1997, 3rd Ed, H/C (Regular Price $12.95)...$9.95
Used
Condition: Very Good, ex-library, usual library markings otherwise like new inside


It's A Wild Life
by: Bogue, Gary

Gary Bogue's wise & witty columns have won him thousands of loyal redaers in the San Francisco Bay area. He pioneered work in wildlife rehabilitation, hand-raising injured and orphaned animals ranging from humminbirds to mountain lions, for return to the wild. This book is a collection of his favorite columns from the last 18 years. 123 pgs.
c. 1989, S/C...$15.95
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Jack Hanna's Ultimate Guide To Pets
by: Hanna, Jack

The popular host of the hit TV show "Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures" gives animal lovers a guide devoted solely to picking the pet that is best suited to personal preferences and lifestyles. Hanna provides information on different breeds, choosing a good veterinarian, and grooming, health, and nutritional needs.
c. 1996, S/C...$14.00
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Condition: Very Good


Jack Hanna's Ultimate Guide To Pets
by: Hanna, Jack

The popular host of the hit TV show "Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures" gives animal lovers a guide devoted solely to picking the pet that is best suited to personal preferences and lifestyles. Hanna provides information on different breeds, choosing a good veterinarian, and grooming, health, and nutritional needs. 256 pgs.
c. 1996, H/C...$24.95
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Like New


Jack Hanna's Ultimate Guide To Pets
by: Hanna, Jack

The popular host of the hit TV show "Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures" gives animal lovers a guide devoted solely to picking the pet that is best suited to personal preferences and lifestyles. Hanna provides information on different breeds, choosing a good veterinarian, and grooming, health, and nutritional needs. 256 pgs.
c. 1996, H/C...$20.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good, ex-library, inside like new except for usual library markings


Klondike & Snow
by: Kenny, David

Denver Zoo's true and remarkable story of raising two polar bear cubs. It is also a chroncile of dedication, hard work, frustration and anxiety that are all typical of the foster rearing of any delicate newborn animal. Color photos on every page. 96 pgs.
c.1995...S/C...$14.95


Learning Their Language
by: Williams, Marta
Animal communicator Marta Williams says this is the basis of animal communication and it's a skill anyone can learn. Williams's background as a scientist informs her logical, step-by-step approach to learning the "language" of animals - a process combining mental imagery, visualization, deep listening, and tuning in to one's intuition. ·Including photographs, a basic primer on intuition, and chapters on troubleshooting and transforming self-doubt, this guide of practical advice and proven techniques are interwoven with inspiring real-life accounts. 291 pgs.
c. 2003, S/C...$14.95


Management Of Wild Mammals In Captivity
by: Crandall, Lee
Describes the recognizable features of each order, species and occassionally subspecies of mammals customarily kept in zoos. Care & feeding are discussed. Also covers captivity history, breeding, rearing of the young, gestation periods, and longevities. 769 pgs.
c. 1964, H/C...$100.00
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Manual Of Exotic Pets
Edited by: Cooper, J.E.

Cover 19 different animal groups. Chipmunk, ferret, deer, primate, bird, reptile, amphibian, more. 312 pgs.
c.1991...S/C...$69.95


My Hedgehog and Me
by: Horn, Merlyn

In this delightful book, the author Merlyn Horn blends stories of her own life, past and present, with tales of the many differnt types of animals she has nurtured and adopted-in particular the amiable hedghog. Her love of animals is infectious as she recounts the frequently hilarious antics of hogs, dogs, and various rodents-even rats! But the lighthearted tone is sometimes tempered by sadness and indignation at the cruelty animals all to often endure at the hands of humans. Beautiful photographs. 121 pages.
c. 1995, S/C...$25.00


New Animal Doctor's Answer Book
by: Fox, Michael W.

Answers more than 1000 questions about the care & behavior of cats, dogs, fish, birds, rabbits, hamsters & other companion animals - questions covering: selecting pets, ailments & preventive medicine, babies & animals, dental care, diet & feeding, phobias, depression, jealousy, shyness, traveling with pets, vaccinations, landlords & pets, handling & grooming, safety, & much more. 305 pgs.
c. 1989, S/C...$14.95


Odd Lot: Raising Unusual Animals
by: Inlow, Dr. Beattie

Compiling information from a survey of 600 actual owners, this book answers questions on how to feed a fallow deer, how to house a kangaroo, what to do with an emu, where to find a miniature donkey, and many more. Short concise info of feeding, housing, breeding, behavior, descriptions of emu, rhea, ostrich, serval, asain leopard cat, ocelot, geoffrey cat, mini donkey, mini horse, llama, mini pig, pygmy goat, jacob sheep, shetland sheep, sika deer, fallow deer, wallaby and kangaroo.
c.2000...S/C...$17.50


One At A Time: A Week In An American Animal Shelter
by: Leigh, Diane & Geyer, Marilee

Half the households in America include an animal companion. Yet, each year, community shelters take in six to eight million unwanted dogs and cats who face an uncertain fate. With compelling photos and moving vignettes, this book chronicles the true stories of 75 animals who entered a typical U.S. animal shelter during one week witnessed and documented by the authors. B/w photos. 146 pgs.
c. 2007, H/C...$16.95


Our Small Native Animals: Their Habits & Care
by: Snedigar, Robert

Covering most of the principal small animals suitable as pets, includes 114 different species of: squirrels, chipmunks, rodents, larger mammals, birds, amphibians, lizards and snakes. Presents much vital facts of habitat, distribution, food and habits; good adivice on captuing and care. Also information on the proper pens, cages, correct diet, construction & stocking of terrariums. 100 halftones, 14 lines drawings. 248 pgs.
c. 1936, 1963, S/C...$15.00
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Out Of Harm's Way
by: Crisp, Terri & Glen, Samantha

The extraordinary true story of a woman's lifelong devotion to animal rescue.Chronicled by the National Geographic Explorer Journal, Terri has saved animals from the floods of Alviso, CA; the wildfires of Lexington/Los Gatos, CA; the horrifying Exxon-Valdez oil spill; Hurricane Andrew; and even the Missouri floods of 1993.
c. 1996, H/C...$23.00


Out Of Harm's Way
by: Crisp, Terri & Glen, Samantha

The extraordinary true story of a woman's lifelong devotion to animal rescue.Chronicled by the National Geographic Explorer Journal, Terri has saved animals from the floods of Alviso, CA; the wildfires of Lexington/Los Gatos, CA; the horrifying Exxon-Valdez oil spill; Hurricane Andrew; and even the Missouri floods of 1993. 394 pgs.
c. 1996, S/C...$14.95


Pet Encyclopedia
by: Manolson, Frank (Editor)

This book is divided into three sections: "All About Pets"; "Pets Of Every Kind"; "The Healthy & Sick Pet". The first section gives general info on choosing, caring for, feeding, training, breeding, rearing, exhibiting & the history of petkeeping. The second part is a comprehensive list of animals kept as pets, from dogs to wolves, from cats to lions, from goldfish to dolphins, from butterflies to snakes. The last part gives detailed advice on the care of sick & injured animals & the vast number of ailments that can effect them. Color photos & color illustrations. Coffee-table size. 368 pgs.
c. 1981, H/C...$22.50
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good, ex-library, usual library markings


Pets: Every Owner's Encyclopedia
by: Diagram Group

Covers the selection, handling, care, food & feeding, housing & equipment, illnesses, breeding & showing of over 500 different animals (dogs, cats, skunks, ferrets, rabbits, rodents, horses, ponies, goats, donkeys, sheep, llama, cows, pigs, coldwater fish, tropical fish, marine fish, insects, worms, frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, lizards, crocodiles, snakes, turtles, waterfowl, birds of prey, pigeons, cage birds, aviary birds, and hundreds more!) More than 1500 original drawings. 431 pgs.
c. 1978, H/C...$35.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good with dust jacket, ex-library, usual library markings

Pets: Their History & Care
by: Crandall
, Lee S.
Covers dogs, cats, guinea-pigs, rats, mice, small wild animals, pheasants, peafowl, quail, pigeons, doves, cranes, waterfowl, parrots, canaries, bantams, reptiles, bactrachians, aquarium fish.
c. 1917, H/C...$27.95
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Condition: Good

Pets Living With Cancer: A Pet Owner's Resource
by: Downing, Robin DVM

This book, written by a vet whose dog had cancer, will answer your questions about cancer and help you replace your fears with hope. 142 pgs.
c. 2000, S/C...$19.95


Petspeak: Share Your Pet's Secret Language
Edited

More than 100 experts--including trainers, animal psychologists, behaviorists, and movie stunt trainers--offer advice on communication with pets, from body language and tone of voice to hand signals and choosing the right name. Sidebars offer entertaining and instructive real-life pet profiles. 125 illustrations. 485 pgs.
c. 2000, S/C...$16.95

Portraits In The Wild: Animal Behavior In East Africa
by: Moss, Cynthia

Behavior studies of East African mammals. Covers: African elephant, giraffe, black rhino, zebras, the antelopes, baboons, the big cats, spotted hyena. B/W photos. 363 pgs.
c. 1975, H/C...$17.50
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Portraits In The Wild: Animal Behavior In East Africa
by: Moss, Cynthia

Behavior studies of East African mammals. Covers: African elephant, giraffe, black rhino, zebras, the antelopes, baboons, the big cats, spotted hyena. B/W photos. 371 pgs.
c. 1982, 2nd ed, S/C...$14.95
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good


Practical Wildlife Care
by: Stocker, Les MBE (St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Teaching Hospital, Haddenham, Nr Aylesbury, Bucks)
As well as covering a whole range of species, with sections on birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, this edition now includes information on many 'alien' species appearing in the British countryside such as wallabies, wild boar and exotic reptiles. In this edition: Essential guidance on handling, first aid, feeding and releasing, and many other disciplines not featured in veterinary or nursing training; Full of helpful tips from an expert in wildlife rehabilitation who has unparalleled practical experience; Expanded chapters on the care of all species - particularly casualty badgers, otters and hedgehogs - and more comprehensive guidance on rearing orphaned mammals and birds; Lots more colour pictures to aid in management and care techniques and the latest information on zoonotic diseases from around the world. 118 illustrations. 352 pgs.
c. 2005, 2nd Ed, S/C...$59.99


Psychology Of Animals In Zoos & Circuses
by: Hediger, Dr. H.

In his daily work as director of the Zoological Gardens in Zurich, Dr. Hediger has recorded many interesting observations. He has added others from the circus or from wild life, and rearranged and correlated these scattered observations in this book. Hediger regards animal psychology as a branch of human psychology, though he deplores the greatest danger in trying to understand an animal - the tendency to humanize. B/W photos. 166 pgs.
c. 1955, H/C...$45.00
Used, Out-Of-Print, Quantities Limited


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