{"product_id":"2026600000563-secondhand-flying-fox-and-drifting-sand-the-adventures-of-a-biologist-in-australia","title":"Flying Fox And Drifting Sand: The Adventures Of A Biologist In Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 2nd impr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of natural history and environmental observation, Flying Fox and Drifting Sand chronicles Francis Ratcliffe's remarkable journeys across Australia in the 1930s, undertaken on behalf of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Ratcliffe was dispatched first to investigate the devastating impact of flying foxes on Queensland's fruit industry, and then to uncover the causes of catastrophic soil erosion and sand drift plaguing the pastoral lands of inland Australia. Written with the keen eye of a scientist and the vivid prose of a seasoned traveler, the narrative presents a portrait of a vast, ancient continent grappling with the consequences of European settlement and land misuse. The tone is both authoritative and deeply personal, blending rigorous ecological argument with candid, often humorous accounts of life in the Australian bush. Decades ahead of its time, the work stands as a prescient warning about environmental degradation and remains essential reading for anyone interested in Australian ecology, history, and the relationship between humanity and the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792285380827,"sku":"2026600000563-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/31f88009-6408-4df3-b11f-d6fd5f08efc3.png?v=1779274648","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000563-secondhand-flying-fox-and-drifting-sand-the-adventures-of-a-biologist-in-australia","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}