Environment & Nature audiobooks

The Poacher's Nightmare

By: Kennie Prince

Narrated by: Chris Abernathy

Length: 6 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Racoons are not the only bandits wearing masks in the wilderness. Growing up, author Kennie Prince spent most of his time in the woods and creeks near his home in Rankin County, Mississippi. A highly skilled outdoorsman, Prince began his career with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation in 1983 and dedicated his life to protecting... Read more

Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior

By: Carole Lindstrom

Narrated by: Carole Lindstrom

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

From New York Times bestselling author Carole Lindstrom comes Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior, an inspiring biography about two Indigenous Rights Activists, Josephine Mandamin and Autumn Peltier.

The seventh generation is creating
A sea of change.

It was a soft voice, at first.
Like a ripple.
But with practice it... Read more

Move Like Water

By: Hannah Stowe

Narrated by: Anna Rust

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A book to sweep you away from the shore, into a wild world of water, whale, storm, and starlight ― to experience what it’s like to sail for weeks at a time with life set to a new rhythm.

As a young girl, Hannah Stowe was raised at the tide’s edge on the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales, falling asleep to the sweep of the lighthouse beam. Now in her... Read more

Be a Birder

By: Hamza Yassin

Narrated by: Hamza Yassin

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the wonderful world of birdwatching with wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin - winner of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing 2022.

Journey along with Hamza as he recounts stories of his birdwatching adventures and shares tips and tricks in this beautifully illustrated guide for beginning birders. With practical advice and personal anecdotes,... Read more

Wisdom River

By: Larry Kapustka & Chad Okrusch

Narrated by: Larry Kapustka, John Heerema, Greg Shyba, Jim M...

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Wisdom River: Meditations on Fly Fishing and Life Midstream is a collection of stories, poetry, photos, art, recipes, and jokes that celebrate the wonders of fly fishing and the wisdom that can be gained from spending time on the river. Writers from Montana, and Alberta each bring a unique perspective and voice as they share adventures and... Read more

All Through the Night

By: Dani Robertson

Narrated by: Dani Robertson

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Best New Books on Space 2024 – Forbes ‘Rarely is a non-fiction book about science this engaging’ – Forbes Why darkness is so important – to plants, to animals, and to ourselves – and why we must protect it all costs. Darkness is the first thing we know in... Read more

How We Fish

By: Paul Whitehouse & John Bailey

Narrated by: Paul Whitehouse & John Bailey

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Paul Whitehouse and fishing expert John Bailey celebrate the timeless joy of fishing. Paul Whitehouse and John Bailey have been devout fishermen for longer than they care to remember. A hobby, past time or sport – call it what you want – they have felt the pull of the water ever since they were kids... Read more

The Hedgehog Diaries

By: Sarah Sands

Narrated by: Sarah Sands

Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

"If you buy one book this year make sure it's this one... Enchanting."
Daily Mail

"This charming book weaves hedgehogs into our hearts, our lives and our national identity."
John Witherow

A few days after her elderly father is admitted to hospital, Sarah Sands and her grandson find a poorly hedgehog in the garden. They name her Peggy, and her fate... Read more

Bracing for the Storm

By: Brock Kingsley

Narrated by: Benjamin Martinez

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

When the skies darken and the winds pick up, what's your plan? Living in West Florida means that hurricanes are an inevitable part of life. But with the right knowledge and preparation, they don't have to be a catastrophe. Bracing for the Storm: A West Florida Hurricane Survival Guide is your all-encompassing resource, designed to help you... Read more

The Archaeopteryx: The History and Mystery Surrounding the Flying Dinosaur Genus

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The massively popular 1990 novel Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and its subsequent movie adaptations led to a huge resurgence in interest in dinosaurs and the prehistoric world. That interest continues to the present day, even though most of the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park weren’t actually from the Jurassic period. Triceratops, Velociraptor,... Read more

The Wonder of Small Things

By: James Crews

Narrated by: James Crews

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From the editor of the bestselling poetry anthologies How to Love the World and The Path to Kindness, a collection of accessible, uplifting poetry celebrating the small wonders and peaceful moments of everyday life.

As James Crews writes in the introduction: "Wonder opens our senses and helps us stay in touch with a humbling sense of our own... Read more

Elemental

By: Stephen Porder

Narrated by: Christopher Ragland

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by Christopher Ragland reveals how life itself shapes Earth using the elemental constituents we all shareIt is rare for life to change Earth, yet three organisms have profoundly transformed our planet over the long course of its history. Elemental reveals how microbes, plants, and people used the fundamental building... Read more

The Asking

By: Jane Hirshfield

Narrated by: Jane Hirshfield

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The long-awaited new and selected collection by the author of “some of the most important poetry in the world today” (The New York Times Magazine), assaying the ranges of our shared and borrowed lives: our bonds of eros and responsibilities to the planet; the singing dictions and searchlight dimensions of perception; the willing plunge into an... Read more

Ten Birds That Changed the World

By: Stephen Moss

Narrated by: Stephen Moss

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The natural history of humankind, told through our long relationship with birds  

For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religions, and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art, and... Read more

Wild Edibles

By: Sergei Boutenko

Narrated by: Sergei Boutenko

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Sergei Boutenko’s groundbreaking field guide to the art and science of foraging and preparing wild edible plants—includes 300+ photos of 60 plants

**An Amazon Editors' Pick -- Best Cookbooks, Food & Wine**

In Wild Edibles, Sergei Boutenko’s bestselling work on the art and science of live-food wildcrafting, readers will learn how to safely... Read more

Torrents As Yet Unknown

By: Wickliffe W. Walker

Narrated by: Christopher P. Brown

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Pioneering whitewater explorer Wick Walker examines what lured a generation of incredibly daring pioneers into some of Earth's most wondrous yet forbidding river canyons: below Victoria Falls on the Zambezi; the Great Bend of the Tsangpo in Tibet; Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Yangtze; the flanks of Mount Everest; and more.



Loaded with great moments... Read more

Climate Restoration

By: Peter Fiekowsky

Narrated by: David DeBoy

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The Paris Accords, widely accepted as the key to solving today's climate crisis, set a goal of zero net carbon emissions by 2050. But that's not good enough. The only way to guarantee a livable future is climate restoration, which can reduce greenhouse gases to historic levels. Scientist and entrepreneur Peter Fiekowsky explains the technology... Read more

The Flamingo's Smile

By: Stephen Jay Gould

Narrated by: Jonathan Sleep

Length: 13 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Evolutionary theory in the theme that binds together these essays on such seemingly disparate topics as the feeding habits of flamingos, flowers and snails that change from male to female and sometimes back again, and the extinction from baseball of the .400 hitter. Read more

Crossings

By: Ben Goldfarb

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 11 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they're practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. In Crossings, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb travels throughout the... Read more

Halcyon Journey

By: Marina Richie

Narrated by: Lisa S. Ware

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

More than one hundred species of kingfishers brighten every continent but Antarctica. Not all are fishing birds. They range in size from the African dwarf kingfisher to the laughing kookaburra of Australia. This first book to feature North America's belted kingfisher is a lyrical story of observation, revelation, and curiosity in the presence of... Read more

Buffalo Girl

By: Jessica Q. Stark

Narrated by: Jessica Q. Stark

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In these poems, Jessica Q. Stark explores her mother’s fraught immigration to the United States from Vietnam at the end of war through the lens of the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale.Told through personal, national, and cultural histories, Buffalo Girl is a feminist indictment of the violence used to define and control women's bodies. These... Read more

Save the... Koalas

By: Anita Sanchez & Chelsea Clinton

Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio & Chelsea Clinton

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Koalas have climbed and munched their ways into kids' hearts. With this audiobook, listeners can become koala experts and learn how to save the animals they love. Featuring an introduction from Chelsea Clinton!

Did you know that koalas spend most of their lives up in the treetops, only coming down if they run out of leaves to munch on? How about... Read more

Save the... Rhinoceroses

By: Sarah L. Thomson & Chelsea Clinton

Narrated by: André Santana & Chelsea Clinton

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Rhinoceroses have wallowed and grazed their ways into kids' hearts. With this book, readers can become rhinoceros experts and learn how to save the animals they love. Featuring an introduction from Chelsea Clinton!

Did you know that rhinoceroses are the second biggest land animal in the world, second only to elephants? How about that rhinos have... Read more

Gray Wolf (Young Zoologist)

By: Brenna Cassidy & Neon Squid

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is Gray Wolf (Young Zoologist).

A guide to gray wolves from wolf expert Brenna J. Cassidy.

You might know that gray wolves live in packs, but there’s so much more to learn about these incredible predators! Find out what makes wolves howl, why wolves sniffing... Read more