This 1784 two-volume work by zoologist and traveller Thomas Pennant describes the wildlife of northern America, Europe and Siberia.

Photographs and simple text explore the variety of animals that have adapted to life in the Arctic.

Once thought of as a pristine environment, it is now all too apparent that the Arctic is a sink for pollutants transported northwards over long distances in the atmosphere and oceans, and is also likely to be subject to major climate change as a result of global warming. Many ecologists are currently seeking to further our understanding of how arctic ecosystems function, and to detect and predict anthropogenic changes which may occur within them. This book, resulting from a British Ecological Society Special Symposium, addresses these issues.