The Greatest Books of All Time on Wildlife

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1224 The Snow Leopard Peter Matthiessen 1978 American English
1589 Tarka the Otter Henry Williamson 1927 British English
1892 A Sand County Almanac Aldo Leopold 1949 American English
2254 A Field Guide to the Birds Roger Tory Peterson 1934 American English
2679 H Is For Hawk Helen MacDonald 2014 British English
2773 Man-Eaters of Kumaon Jim Corbett 1944 British English
3311 Into The Heart Of Borneo Redmond O'Hanlon 1984 British English
4062 Serengeti Shall Not Die Bernhard Grzimek 1959 German German
4985 Arctic Dreams Barry Lopez 1986 American English
6213 Under A Lucky Star Roy Chapman Andrews 1943 American English
6613 Gorillas In The Mist Dian Fossey 1983 American English
6767 Idaho Federal Writers' Project 1937 American English
7169 The Everglades Marjory Stoneman Douglas 1947 American English
7216 Smoky the Cowhorse Will James 1926 American English
7216 Jungle Peace William Beebe 1918 American English
8032 The Pine Barrens John McPhee 1968 American English
8107 The Land Of Little Rain Mary Austin 1903 American English
8525 Ring Of Bright Water Gavin Maxwell 1960 British English
8525 The Outermost House Henry Beston 1928 American English
8550 Down Under Bill Bryson 2000 American English
8781 Two In The Far North Margaret E. Murie 1956 American English
9031 Prodigal Summer Barbara Kingsolver 2000 American English
9814 No Mercy Redmond O'Hanlon 1997 British English
10309 Curious Naturalists Niko Tinbergen 1958 British English
10646 The Abstract Wild Jack Turner 1996 Unknown English
11141 Wandering Through Winter Edwin Way Teale 1965 American English
11505 The Nature Of Nature Enric Sala 2020 Spanish English
11582 A Country Year Sue Hubbell 1986 American English
11623 Where The Wild Things Were William Stolzenburg 2008 Unknown English
11644 On Animals Susan Orlean 2021 American English
12084 River Time Janet Lembke 1989 American English
12302 Reflections Of Eden Birute Galdikas 1995 Canadian English
12326 The Fate Of The Elephant Douglas H. Chadwick 1992 American English
12326 The Last Panda George B. Schaller 1993 American English
12515 Living By Water Brenda Peterson 1991 American English
14232 A Walk In The Woods Bill Bryson 1998 American English
14985 Grizzly Years Doug Peacock 1990 American English
15916 Birds Of America John James Audubon 1827 British-American English
15916 Born Free Joy Adamson 1960 British English
15916 Brazilian Adventure Peter Fleming 1933 British English
15916 The Sea And The Jungle H. M. Tomlinson 1912 British English
15916 My India Jim Corbett 1952 British English
15916 The Confessions Of A Beachcomber E J Banfield 1908 Australian English
16741 The Peregrine J. A. Baker 1967 British English
17165 In Trouble Again Redmond O'Hanlon 1988 British English
16894 Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1914 American English
17165 Jaguars Ripped My Flesh Tim Cahill 1987 American English
16942 Journal of a Trapper Osborne Russell 1921 American English
17165 Alaska Wilderness Robert Marshall 1956 American English
17101 I Married Adventure Osa Johnson 1940 American English
17130 Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River John Kirk Townsend 1839 American English
17165 Wilding Isabella Tree 2018 British English
17165 Adventures Of A Young Naturalist Sir David Attenborough 2017 British English
17165 Earth Heroes Bruce Malnor, Carol Malnor 2009 American English
17165 Life Martha Holmes, Michael Gunton 2009 British English
17165 For The Earth’s Sake David Brower 1991 American English
17165 The Elephant Whisperer Lawrence Anthony 2009 South African English
17165 A Woman Among Wolves Diane K. Boyd 2024 Unknown English
17165 Last Chance To See Douglas Adams 1989 British English
17165 Vanishing Treasures Katherine Rundell 2024 Unknown English
17149 The Singing Wilderness Sigurd F. Olson 1956 American English
17165 Kenya John Halkin 1986 Unknown English
17165 Eight Bears Gloria Dickie 2023 Unknown English
17165 Crossings Ben Goldfarb 2023 Unknown English
17165 The End Of Eden Adam Welz 2023 Unknown English
17165 Tenacious Beasts Christopher J. Preston 2023 Unknown English
17165 Of Time And Turtles Sy Montgomery 2023 American English
17165 A Penguin Year Susan Bonners 1981 Unknown English