{"product_id":"animal-ecowarriors-9781486306213","title":"Animal EcoWarriors","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet the super dogs, hero rats and cyborg bees keeping our environment safe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 1: Alert but not alarmed – Border patrol and sentinel animals, working to keep out pests and diseases \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Noses on legs – On the beat with the cheeky quarantine beagles of Hobart Airport \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The ants go marching – Welsh spaniel Rhys Jones sniffs out Argentine ants in New Zealand’s Treasured Islands \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Eternally vigilant – Tama the terrier works to keep Antarctica and its islands rodent free \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 2: Trackers and scouts – animals who sniff out trouble \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Three noses are better than one – the detection dog team working to track down foxes on Phillip Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. Cat dog! Clay the terrier and the invisible cat of Tasman Island \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Botanist puppies of the Mount Kosciusko National Park – going where no Australian detection dog has gone before! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Blossom: hero-rat – healing landscapes scarred by landmines \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 3: Eating the enemy – animals who make a meal out of environmental problems \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. When greed is good – Eco Goats use their super-stomachs to make a meal of environmental weeds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. An acquired taste – how understanding cow cultures can help protect rangeland ecosystems \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Putting back the pieces – in welcoming sugar gliders back to the land, a Bega farmer is also protecting his trees and pastures \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Micro-wasps vs. yellow crazy ants – can these tiny insects save an entire island ecosystem from collapse? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 4: To serve and protect – animal eco-warriors standing up for native animals and ecosystems \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Maya, koala habitat detection dog – proving the science of detection dog work, one poo at a time! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Rein – threatened species detection dog, and the rarest kiwis of them all \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Guardian dogs to the rescue! – How some big fluffy white dogs are saving the small fluffy penguins of Middle Island \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 5: Researchers, educators, diplomats and activists – animals working to inform and inspire humanity in the quest to save our shared environments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Beneath the ice – Elephant seals go deep to help scientists track our changing climate \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. The Internet of Stings – An international network of cyborg bees, helping scientists decode environmental change \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Sirocco the Kakapo, V.I.P. – Very Important Parrot, social media superstar and ambassador for his species \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CSIRO Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49530992132439,"sku":"9781486306213","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781486306213.jpg?v=1731881266","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/animal-ecowarriors-9781486306213","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}