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Wild Science

Unexpected Encounters When Working in Nature

Helen P. Waudby

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English
CSIRO Publishing
01 November 2024
What’s it like to study polar bears in the wild? How do you raise children among large carnivores? And how do you find a frog that no-one has seen for 40 years?
From deserts to rainforests and even the polar Arctic, scientists venture into the field to collect, observe and study the world’s organisms and the environments they live in. But even with the best planning, unexpected weather, unpredictable animals and unforeseen encounters can occur.

Wild Science: Unexpected Encounters When Working in Nature explores the precarious, hilarious and thought-provoking stories ‘behind the science’. It shows the value of these experiences, even when things don’t go right, and the importance of fieldwork for understanding our own place in the world.
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Imprint:   CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 153mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   260g
ISBN:   9781486317639
ISBN 10:   1486317634
Pages:   216
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Dr Helen P. Waudby is an Adjunct Research Fellow with the Gulbali Institute at Charles Sturt University, and a conservation biologist with the NSW Government. She has over 20 years' experience in wildlife research and conservation, and also co-edited the book Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods (CSIRO Publishing, 2022).

Reviews for Wild Science: Unexpected Encounters When Working in Nature

""Ecologists are pivotal in bringing nature to the attention of other people in their communities. Here they tell their stories with a combination of humour and awe, inspiring the reader to look more closely at the wonders that surround us.""--Dr. Steve Morton, author of Australian Deserts ""Stories from the field that read like adventure movie scripts.""--From the Foreword by Dr. Ann Jones, Presenter, ABC Science


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