David W. Macdonald

Author of The Encyclopedia of Mammals

About the Author

David W. Macdonald is Director and founder of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit in the Department of Zoology at Oxford University, where he is Professor of Wildlife Conservation and a Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall. He is Visiting Professor at Imperial College, a Fellow of the Royal Society of show more Edinburgh and a former A.D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University, he is a recipient of the American Society of Mammalogists' Merriam Award for outstanding research in mammalogy, and was made CBE for services to science. show less

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Works by David W. Macdonald

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The Encyclopedia of Mammals (1984) — Editor — 376 copies, 1 review

Carnivores (All the World's Animals) (1984) — Editor — 99 copies

Sea Mammals (1984) — Editor — 98 copies

Primates (1984) 83 copies

The Velvet Claw: A Natural History of the Carnivores (1992) 68 copies, 1 review

Running with the Fox (1987) 47 copies

Mammals of Britain & Europe (Collins Field Guide) (1993) 40 copies

Marsupials and Insectivores (1985) 39 copies

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Mammals (2009) 34 copies

Aquatic Invertebrates (1987) 22 copies

The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids (2004) 19 copies

Foxes (Worldlife Library) (2000) 18 copies

Mammals of Europe (2002) 13 copies

Euroopa imetajad (1995) 12 copies

The Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids (Oxford Biology) (2010) 11 copies

Rabies: The Facts (Oxford Medical Publications) (1977) — Author — 10 copies

Jordens djur. 17, Djurens utveckling (1988) 10 copies

Jordens djur. 16, Djurekologi (1987) 10 copies

Key Topics in Conservation Biology 2 (2013) 9 copies

Biodiversity Conservation: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) (2023) 8 copies

Biology and Conservation of Musteloids (2017) 7 copies

Key Topics in Conservation Biology (2006) 7 copies

The Complete Book of the Dog (1985) 6 copies

Meerkats (1999) 6 copies

Honden (1985) 5 copies

Vulpina: The Story of a Fox (1977) 5 copies

Rabies and Wildlife: A Biologist's Perspective (1980) 3 copies

Animals of the World - Hoofed Mammals (1987) 3 copies

Expedition to Borneo : The Search for Proboscis Monkeys and Other Creatures (1982) 2 copies

Mamíferos de Portugal e Europa 2 copies

Guía de campo de los mamíferos de España y de Europa (2008) 2 copies

Aves : de bosque y de monte (1991) 2 copies

Jordens djur 1 Rovdjuren : de viktigaste landlevande rovdjuren 2 copies

Vie sauvage : Encyclopédie visuelle des animaux continent par continent (2016) 2 copies

Guide complet des mammifères de France et d'Europe : Plus de 200 espèces terrestres et aquatiques (2005) 2 copies

Apes & Other Primates 2 copies

Encyclopedia of Mammals 2 copies

britain's mammals (2001) 1 copy

'What Is This Thing Called a Meerkat?' 1 copy

Enciclopedia de los animales : carnívoros 1 copy

The Encyclopaedia of Mammals : 2 (1985) 1 copy

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Legal name: Macdonald, David Whyte
Birthdate: 1951
Gender: male
Education: University of Oxford (Zoology)
Occupations: professor
Awards and honors: Dawkins Prize for Conservation and Animal Welfare (2005)
American Society of Mammalogists' Merriam Prize for research in mammalogy (2006)
Nationality: UK
Associated Place (for map): UK

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Councillor3004 220 reviews

The New Encyclopedia of Mammals by David W. Macdonald

I can't even begin to describe how much this book fascinated me as a child. Although the hardcover edition I own already begins to fall apart due to the time which has passed and the thousands of times I opened the pages, it still enthralls me to even think of the amount of time I spent with this book in my childhood, fascinated with animals as I was back then. The wonderfully elaborate descriptions of each single mammal allowed this to become a fascinating work which I'd even call a show more must-read for everyone interested in animals and their habitats. show less

Sep 1, 2022

monado 155 reviews

The Velvet Claw: A Natural History of the Carnivores by David MacDonald

This special book tells the story of the carnivore family: cats, dogs, weasels, bears, and their kin -- and how the family tree has branched and been pruned, branched and been pruned, over millions of years. It is based on a BBC television show and has many illustrations.

This book is out of print, so I am including a link to a précis: http://www.bobpickett.org/velvet_claw.htm

Jul 18, 2006