This Elusive Land
Women and the Canadian Environment
This multidisciplinary anthology discusses the ways in which women integrate the social and biophysical settings of their lives, featuring a range of contexts and issues in which gender mediates, inspires, and informs a sense of belonging to and in this land.
Brute Souls, Happy Beasts, and Evolution
The Historical Status of Animals
In this provocative inquiry into the status of animals in human society from the fifth century BC to the present, Rod Preece provides a wholly new perspective on the human-animal relationship.
River of Memory
The Everlasting Columbia
River of Memory fosters connections between the river’s natural and human histories by encouraging readers to linger along the river’s shores and spend time reflecting on its dramatic mountain and plateau landscapes.
Birds of the World
Comprehensive, authoritative, and beautifully illustrated, this stunning collection of art and text captures the grace, beauty, and flamboyance of the world’s bird features 1,600 original paintings of 1,307 species.
Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1
Nonpasserines - Introduction, Loons through Waterfowl
For the first time, the natural history, migration patterns, habitat requirements, reproductive biology, and distribution of the province's birdlife are combined in one publication.
Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2
Nonpasserines - Diurnal Birds of Prey through Woodpeckers
This volume completes the nonpasserine species and contains accounts for the diurnal birds of prey through woodpeckers.
Hunting for Empire
Narratives of Sport in Rupert's Land, 1840-70
Offers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. focusing on nineteenth-century British big-game hunting and exploration narratives from the western interior of Rupert’s Land.
Birds of the Yukon Territory
The result of a decade-long project, this lavishly illustrated book presents a wealth of information on bird distribution, migration and breeding chronology, habitat use, and on conservation concerns in the Yukon.
Indicator Plants of Coastal British Columbia
Indicator Plants of Coastal British Columbia fully discusses how indicator plants are recognized and demonstrates how indicator plants can be used in site diagnosis.
Owls of the United States and Canada
A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior
Sins of the Flesh
A History of Ethical Vegetarian Thought
Renowned animal rights author Rod Preece examines the history of vegetarianism in its ethical dimensions, from the origins of humanity through to the present.
Birds of Ontario: Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, and Status
Volume 2–Nonpasserines: Shorebirds through Woodpeckers
This volume and its predecessor condense the vast amount of literature on the nonpasserines of Ontario into a compact reference manual that will be essential to biologists, environmental planners, and serious birders.
Geography of British Columbia, Third Edition
People and Landscapes in Transition
This fully revised edition of an essential text adopts a mainly thematic approach to explore the development of BC’s physical and human geography.
Animal Sensibility and Inclusive Justice in the Age of Bernard Shaw
Focusing on the ideas of Bernard Shaw, Rod Preece examines modernist views of animal rights in the context of late Victorian socialism.
Engaging Imagination in Ecological Education
Practical Strategies for Teachers
This book illustrates how to connect students to the natural world and encourage them to care about a more sustainable, ecologically secure planet.
Ecology of Salmonids in Estuaries around the World
Adaptations, Habitats, and Conservation
A comprehensive guide to understanding the crucial role estuaries play in the salmonid life cycle and what can be done to conserve – and recover – this important fish habitat.
Birds of Nunavut
The first complete survey of the birds of Nunavut, this fully illustrated reference work identifies and documents the distribution, ecology, behaviour, and conservation of the species that live in and migrate through the territory.