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
2253 A Field Guide to the Birds Roger Tory Peterson 1934 American English
2678 H Is For Hawk Helen MacDonald 2014 British English
2772 Man-Eaters of Kumaon Jim Corbett 1944 British English
3312 Into The Heart Of Borneo Redmond O'Hanlon 1984 British English
4060 Serengeti Shall Not Die Bernhard Grzimek 1959 German German
4982 Arctic Dreams Barry Lopez 1986 American English
6210 Under A Lucky Star Roy Chapman Andrews 1943 American English
6612 Gorillas In The Mist Dian Fossey 1983 American English
6767 Idaho Federal Writers' Project 1937 American English
7168 The Everglades Marjory Stoneman Douglas 1947 American English
7215 Smoky the Cowhorse Will James 1926 American English
7215 Jungle Peace William Beebe 1918 American English
8031 The Pine Barrens John McPhee 1968 American English
8105 The Land Of Little Rain Mary Austin 1903 American English
8522 Ring Of Bright Water Gavin Maxwell 1960 British English
8522 The Outermost House Henry Beston 1928 American English
8546 Down Under Bill Bryson 2000 American English
8776 Two In The Far North Margaret E. Murie 1956 American English
9027 Prodigal Summer Barbara Kingsolver 2000 American English
9810 No Mercy Redmond O'Hanlon 1997 British English
10305 Curious Naturalists Niko Tinbergen 1958 British English
10642 The Abstract Wild Jack Turner 1996 Unknown English
11137 Wandering Through Winter Edwin Way Teale 1965 American English
11503 The Nature Of Nature Enric Sala 2020 Spanish English
11580 A Country Year Sue Hubbell 1986 American English
11621 Where The Wild Things Were William Stolzenburg 2008 Unknown English
11642 On Animals Susan Orlean 2021 American English
12083 River Time Janet Lembke 1989 American English
12301 Reflections Of Eden Birute Galdikas 1995 Canadian English
12324 The Fate Of The Elephant Douglas H. Chadwick 1992 American English
12324 The Last Panda George B. Schaller 1993 American English
12513 Living By Water Brenda Peterson 1991 American English
14232 A Walk In The Woods Bill Bryson 1998 American English
14984 Grizzly Years Doug Peacock 1990 American English
15901 Birds Of America John James Audubon 1827 British-American English
15901 Born Free Joy Adamson 1960 British English
15901 Brazilian Adventure Peter Fleming 1933 British English
15901 The Sea And The Jungle H. M. Tomlinson 1912 British English
15901 My India Jim Corbett 1952 British English
15901 The Confessions Of A Beachcomber E J Banfield 1908 Australian English
16714 The Peregrine J. A. Baker 1967 British English
17122 In Trouble Again Redmond O'Hanlon 1988 British English
16855 Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1914 American English
17122 Jaguars Ripped My Flesh Tim Cahill 1987 American English
16906 Journal of a Trapper Osborne Russell 1921 American English
17122 Alaska Wilderness Robert Marshall 1956 American English
17058 I Married Adventure Osa Johnson 1940 American English
17085 Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River John Kirk Townsend 1839 American English
17122 Wilding Isabella Tree 2018 British English
17122 Adventures Of A Young Naturalist Sir David Attenborough 2017 British English
17122 Earth Heroes Bruce Malnor, Carol Malnor 2009 American English
17122 Life Martha Holmes, Michael Gunton 2009 British English
17122 For The Earth’s Sake David Brower 1991 American English
17122 The Elephant Whisperer Lawrence Anthony 2009 South African English
17122 A Woman Among Wolves Diane K. Boyd 2024 Unknown English
17122 Last Chance To See Douglas Adams 1989 British English
17122 Vanishing Treasures Katherine Rundell 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Singing Wilderness Sigurd F. Olson 1956 American English
17122 Kenya John Halkin 1986 Unknown English
17122 Eight Bears Gloria Dickie 2023 Unknown English
17122 Crossings Ben Goldfarb 2023 Unknown English
17122 The End Of Eden Adam Welz 2023 Unknown English
17122 Tenacious Beasts Christopher J. Preston 2023 Unknown English
17122 Of Time And Turtles Sy Montgomery 2023 American English
17122 A Penguin Year Susan Bonners 1981 Unknown English