By Tony Soper

A barren and inhospitable region for most of the year, the Arctic is permanent home to just a handful of hardy creatures. But come the summer, the wind stirs the waters to bring minerals to the surface, nourishing the plankton, that in turn attracts numerous birds and sea mammals to these shores. For just a few short months of almost endless daylight, the winter inhabitants of the Arctic fringes are joined by numerous shorebirds and waterfowl, seals and whales, all taking advantage of the abundance of food before heading south to avoid the harsh winter.

"Here, at last, is the book we have been waiting for." Sir David Attenborough.

Published: 2001 by Bradt

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By Robin W and Ann Woods

A comprehensive photographic guide to the Falkland Islands, covering the regularly occurring birds and mammals most likely to be encountered.

The layout and text are written in an easy-to-read style, with notes on distribution, population and conservation status.

43 stunning photographic plates illustrating the key features for identification accompany the text.

Published: 2006 by WILDGuides Ltd

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By Hadoram Shirihai

Second Edition

The Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and the Southern Ocean.

'This book contains more of the natural history of the Great White Continent in a single volume than any other book you are likely to find' Charles F. Wurster - Quarterly Review of Biology.

Published: 2009 by A & C Black London

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By Alastair Fothergill and Vanessa Berlowitz

Frozen Planet is a remarkable record of life at the ends of the Earth, showing us scenes we have never seen before. It follows the extraordinary lives of polar animals - penguins and killer whales, polar bears and wolves - and reveals how the melting of the great ice caps will affect their lives and ours.

Frozen Planet is illustrated by some of the most breath-taking images ever taken in the polar regions, including unforgettable sequences from the films. It also tells the amazing adventure stories behind the making of the series.

Published: 2011 by BBC

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By Henry Huntington

In Alaska, a key regulatory conflict exists between the needs of the traditional Inupiat Eskimo economy based on subsistence hunting and the management regimes of government agencies responsible for conservation of the hunted species. This has often led to serious tension between Eskimo and Regulator, and to ineffective management of the wildlife resource. This book addresses this important issue and provides a well-detailed and fascinating case study of how such a mismatch of goals and objectives can be constructively reconciled.

Published: 1992 by Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England

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