Nicola Markus

Broschiertes Buch

On Our Watch

The Race to Save Australia's Environment

Beschreibung

Outlines the history of change to Australia's environment and explains why so many plants and animals are now on a downward slide to extinction. This book examines what the main conservation approaches are, and how these are affected by law and politics.

Autor

Nicola Markus has worked as a zookeeper, science educator, wildlife consultant, lobbyist and freelance writer for international nature magazines Newton, Geo and International Wildlife. In the 1990s she based her PhD on research on the flying fox, followed by five years as species program manager with WWF-Australia. Her first book, Wild Australia, a collaboration with wildlife photographer Theo Allofs, was published in 2006. Since completing On Our Watch, she has taken on the role of Chief Conservation Officer with Bush Heritage Australia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Melbourne University
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780522855951
• ISBN-10: 0522855954
• Artikelnr.: 27035832