Urban Wild: The Aussie animals that share our backyards, our cities and our lives.

(Hardback)

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In Australia, we are fortunate that so many wild species can be seen without us having to leave our own homes. We are in danger of taking the animals that live around us for granted, or worse still, of finding them a nuisance and looking for ways to deter them. At Australian Geographic we have long championed the value of the natural world, no matter how far or near that world may be. In this book we revisit many of the stories of the species that we encounter in our daily city lives. Australia is the most urbanised nation on earth and yet we share our built environment with a cavalcade of amazing, fascinating native creatures. We examine some of the issues around our complex relationship with nature, we discover more about those familiar backyard species, and we offer advice on how to encourage wild things into your garden for their benefit, and yours.

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Australian Geographic creates and distributes print works that inspire, entertain, teach and give readers access to a world of discovery and possibility. They publish books for adults, families and children on a wide range of subjects, from animals to travel, cartography to history, fun facts to moving stories. Australian Geographics books support and are strongly tied to its educational and scientific mission and receive a broad range of cross-promotion in the societys media properties, including print and online.