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A comprehensive guide to the lizards of India.

Two of India's best known ornithologists write a great book on the common birds of the country.

A basic colourfully illustrated book on different Indian birds, designed specially for children.

The country's first book on spiders. Vijayalakshmi finds them enchanting and mostly harmless. Lots of colour photographs and line drawings. (out of stock)

Another valuable addition to the series brought out by the Bombay Natural History Society, which over the years has successfully documented much of Indian natural history. Superbly illustrated and produced, this is a must for every nature lover, particularly those who have a soft corner for reptiles and amphibians.

A large format pamphlet, profusely illustrated, on the turtle sanctuaries of Bhitar Kanika. Good for schools and environment awareness programmes.

Goa is a prime destination for birdwatchers. Birds of Goa is primarily intended as a fairly comprehensive reference work for serious birdwatchers and ornithologists. It attempts to provide information on the habitat, population, distribution, migration, breeding status and any locally relevant data of all the 420 bird species that have been reliably recorded in Goa.

Well illustrated introduction to over 500 species of mammals.

Over 150 birds found in Delhi are profiled while the author also introduces the reader to various birding areas in Delhi.

A guided tour around the insect kingdoms of India.

All the amazing things which children and adults would like to know about lizards.

This collection of new and published articles on 50 years of post-independence ornithology in India is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Sálim Ali.

Billy is one of Indias most active conservationists. In 1976 he was awarded the World Wildlife Funds Gold Medal for his conservation work. He has played a leading role in the creation of the Dudhwa National Park, a forest sanctuary near the Nepalese border.

A delightful and informative guide to the use of nutrition, vitamins, minerals, massage, herbs and homeopathy to support your pets health and vitality. Sure to be effective in reducing veterinary costs, while enhancing your relationship with your loved ones. Great value for money.

The book is a wealth of information: how crocodiles guide their young to the water, male penguins incubate eggs, female hornbills protects their chicks and many more other social tit-bits.

A compact field guide that enables easy identification of more than 350 species of birds living in and around Mumbai, local as well as migrants. Clear colour pictures for easy identification.

Living in the forests of south India for close to two decades has meant several adventures and some hilarious although hair-raising escapades for the author and his family, which are recounted in this book of stories from the wild.

This handy fieldguide covers bird census techniques, giving important information on how to survey bird populations and their habitats from planning to tips on data analysis. It treats various census methods in detail, with examples from the authors experience in the field.

He has spent nearly forty years working with Ranthambhore tigers and the wildlife of Rajasthan. He is Vice-President of Tiger Watch, an NGO working to strengthen the protection of Ranthambhore National Park. Valmik Thapar has spent twenty-five years working for wildlife and the tigers of this country. He has authored six books and presented the BBC film series Land of the Tiger’.

An intensive programme to document the biodiversity of Kerala was initiated by the Western Ghats Cell of the Department of Planning and Economic Affairs, resulting in a series of scholarly publications. This treatise documents the insect fauna of Kerala state.

An intensive programme to document the biodiversity of Kerala was initiated by the Western Ghats Cell of the Department of Planning and Economic Affairs, resulting in a series of scholarly publications. This treatise documents the reptiles of Kerala state. species.

An intensive programme to document the biodiversity of Kerala was initiated by the Western Ghats Cell of the Department of Planning and Economic Affairs, resulting in a series of scholarly publications. This treatise documents the birds of Kerala state.

An intensive programme to document the biodiversity of Kerala was initiated by the Western Ghats Cell of the Department of Planning and Economic Affairs, resulting in a series of scholarly publications. This treatise documents the forest flora of Kerala state, and gives detailed information on the different flowering plant species.

Discovery Communications operates and manages Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and other television programmes. This informative cum action oriented publication is from its Young Discoverer’s Science Collection Series. Art paper. Lots of photographs.

A Fantastic effort to produce localized guides for bird-watchers, this book is a must for everybody who are interested in feathered friends. Well-written, with excellent colour illustrations and line drawings, this book serves as a model for more such guides specific to various regions of India.

Discovery Communications operates and manages Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and other television programmes. This informative cum action oriented publication is from its Young Discoverer’s Science Collection Series. Art paper. Lots of photographs.

Discovery Communications operates and manages Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and other television programmes. This informative cum action oriented publication is from its Young Discoverer’s Science Collection Series. Art paper. Lots of photographs.

The Book of Indian Birds, having updated text with currently recognized scientific and common names, and useful new indexes is an invaluable field companion for birdwatchers. Twelfth revised and enlarged centenary edition.

Conflicts at the interface of human habitation and protected areas necessitate the use of drugs and other equipment for the treatment of animals in distress, translocation of endangered species or even capture of wild animals for radio collaring etc. This monograph is meant to be a guide and support reference for those trained in such techniques and not a do-it-yourself manual for the uninitiated.

If you would like to be a bird watcher, this book is for you. Bird by Bird is a field guide to common Indian birds that you can spot around your house, in parks and gardens and in sanctuaries. The meticulous documentation of size, sounds produced and likely locations together with the beautiful illustrations will easily help you to identify the birds around you.

An excellent and beautifully produced small book for the nature lover. Art paper, all coloured photographs – it only goes to show that butterflies can bring immense colour into our lives. The book also includes butterflies of other ranges of the Western Ghats and Southern India.

Field Days is about a naturalist’s journey through South and Southeast Asia. As Dr. Johnsingh, a wildlife biologist of great repute traverses the countryside, he covers all the well known and also lesser known wild life sanctuaries and through the journey he regales the reader not just with heartwarming stories about forests and wildlife, but also with insightful and interesting information about the landscape, the animals encountered and the people who reside in these lands.

Authoritative and informative book on the locale, habits, breeding etc of different species of turtles and crocs found in the country.

The author explains the main characteristics of some common Indian birds and then discusses the basic principles of birth-watching. Attractively illustrated.

This book contains notes on the habits, geographical distribution and the habitat of 119 species of Indian dragonflies. There are also sketches of important features of the species with black and white diagrams. The text is interspersed with colour photographs either taken from nature or in the laboratory. Scientific work from a premier institution of this country.

A handbook on leaches, containing information on general morphology, anatomy, methods of collection, preservation and study, habit and habitat.

The animal life of the Andaman and Nicobar islands is unique and comparable to that of the famous Galapagos islands of the Pacific Ocean. This book gives detailed information on mammals, birds , reptiles and amphibians while invertebrates such as snails, slugs, insects, scorpions, spiders, centipedes and millipedes are discussed in brief. The text is illustrated with colour photographs.

An excellent publication with hundreds of photographs of birds, common and uncommon, found all over India. Grouped into categories like bee-eaters, rollers and hoopoe, parakeets, vultures, pheasants etc. this book provides minute descriptions of each species and yet never looses sight of the overall beauty and grandeur of the birds or their habitat. Well worth it at Rs. 450, this book is meant for a wide audience having an interest in birds and bird-watching. The author is a Dutchman living in India for the past two decades.

Although spiders have received attention from naturalists for several decades, knowledge of the various aspects of morphology remained incomplete. The present study was undertaken in view of this lacuna and it emphasizes the role played by the spinning apparatus in habit-habitat selection, predator-prey interaction, behaviour and breeding cycle.

In preparing the present revised and abridged edition of Sterndale’s well-known work the editor has quoted the author’s original observations verbatim as far as possible and has condensed the text or omitted portions which are likely to be of interest to specialists, so as to make this volume a detailed practical manual for beginners. The book deals with individual species of mammals, primates, carnivals, insects, rodents, and reptiles including snakes, lizards, tortoises and crocodiles. Details include scientific name, habitat and brief description of each species

A concise and lucid description of India’s poisonous snakes. The study was first published in 1908 by The Bombay Natural History Society, reprinted several times and is now republished by Pilgrims Publishing. The book discusses kraits, cobras, vipers, sea snakes and coral snakes. It also discusses snakebites and treatment for snake poison. The cases discussed are however over a 100 years old. Symptoms and treatment administered are given in minute details.

The book celebrates the glory and grandeur of animals and their habitats in all their variety. It also urges India to retain its wild places without greed or compromise for future generation, caring as much if not more than for any cultural treasure

The book deals with the complicated and technical subject of Ornithology in a style convenient to the general public.

: He brings the animal and human characters alive against the background of the jungle and the excitement and danger their co-existence generates.

The stories in this book are masterpieces of adventure stories set in the depths of Indian jungles. Full of dramatic tension and excitement, it also reflects the author’s genuine concern for Indian wildlife in danger of extinction by the encroachment of a ‘developing’ population.

This book has rare visuals-photographs, line drawings, and sketches- This edition brings together the life stories of the 3 authors

All about different snakes.

This book gives the features of 57 species of snakes in India, along with colour photographs and informative text. The book also covers important topics such as snake bites and their preventon.

Comprehensive colour guide to snales of India - stunning illustrations of 157 species of snakes sections on snake identification, snakebite, conservation and law protecting snakes

This book is a perfect guide to bird watching for novices and hobbyists alike.