Nature- Other Animals

In Otter Country, celebrated nature writer Miriam Darlington captures the fascination she's had for these playful animals since childhood, and chronicles her immersive journey into their watery world. Read more

By Bethany Brookshire. A revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats to rats, elephants to pigeons—and what this tells us about our own perceptions, beliefs, and actions, as well as our place in the natural world Read more

This field guide combines spot-on descriptive information, definitive photography, animal track silhouettes, and key facts in a handy, easy-to-reference volume. Read more

By Robert M. Storm. This comprehensive guide to Northwest reptiles offers large and excellent photographs. Often showing backs and under-bellies of specimens, making identification easier. Read more

In Salmon Wars, investigative journalists Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins bring readers to massive ocean feedlots where millions of salmon are crammed into parasite-plagued cages and fed a chemical-laced diet. Read more

On the northern Pacific coast, from Monterey Bay to Vancouver Island, zoologist Eugene Kozloff explores the rich variety of seashore life of the northern Pacific coast. Read more

In The Secret Wisdom of Nature, master storyteller and international sensation Peter Wohlleben takes readers on a thought-provoking exploration of the vast natural systems that make life on Earth possible. In this tour of an almost unfathomable world, Woh Read more

A marvelously illustrated natural history of the world’s mollusks by M. G. Harasewych. Read more

This “fascinating…touching…informative…entertaining” book by Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus—a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature—and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. Read more

An improbable and inspiring story, Stronghold takes us on a wild adventure, from Oregon to Alaska to one of the world’s last remaining salmon strongholds in the Russian Far East, a landscape that is rapidly being developed for oil, gas, minerals, and timb Read more

By Nicolas Mathevon with a foreward by Bernie Krause. Songs, barks, roars, hoots, squeals, and growls: exploring the mysteries of how animals communicate by sound. Read more

Distinguished scholar Dan Flores's ambitious history chronicles the epoch in which humans and animals have coexisted in the "wild new world" of North America—a place shaped both by its own evolutionary forces and by arrivals from Asia, Africa, and Europe. Read more

By David Lee Myers. An extraordinary look at the wild butterflies of North America, with hundreds of compelling original photographs Read more