Field Guide to Wildlife of the Australian Snow Country

$49.99
ISBN
9781760796990

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By Ken Green and William Osborne
Format Paperback / softback
Page Extent 336
Book Size 230 x 170mm
Imprint Reed New Holland
Release Date 15 May 2026
Subject Classification The natural world, country life & pets / Wildlife: general interest
Fully updated this is a comprehensive field guide to Australia's snow country fauna and environment. Now completely updated to include the many changes that have occurred to the environment since the first edition was released in 1994.

This edition includes exploring the inter-relationships between snow cover & wildlife as well as detailed descriptions of the animal species, including their distribution, breeding, food and habitats. Updates include: the visible impacts of climate change on animal species and habitats, the decline of high mountain frogs due to the chytrid fungus and the impacts of high altitude fires in 2003 and 2006.

This is an indispensible guide for professional and amateur naturalists.

Ken Green

Ken Green is an alpine ecologist who has worked mainly in the Snowy Mountains since the late 1970s, including on a long-running project on Bogong Moths, while in 2018 he was appointed Professor at ANU.

William Osborne

Will Osborne is a wildlife ecologist with more than 40 years’ experience, including as a senior wildlife ecologist with the ACT government, focusing mainly on high mountain areas in south–eastern Australia.