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We are very pleased to announce that our new title: An Illustrated History of Butterflies of the Afrotropical Indian Ocean Islands: Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues and Socotra by James M. Lawrence and Mark C. Williams has now been formal released. To grab your copy of this book click here to go to the product information page, where you can order your copy. Siri Scientific Press, 978-1-8381528-3-3 256 pp, 240 x 165 mm, soft cover, 73 colour plates Foreword by Steve Collins (African Butterfly Research Institute, ABRI) What a delight and wonderful opportunity to see the scientific paintings of...

We are very pleased to announce that our forthcoming title: Why Nature Conservation Isn't Working: Understanding Wildlife in the Modern World by Adrian Spalding is now available to pre-order. Click the cover image below for more information or to order your copy now. Siri Scientific Press (2021, 31st July) 978-1-8381528-4-0, RRP £14.99 160 pp, 240 x 165 mm, soft cover TO BE RELEASED 31 JULY 2021, but pre-ordered advance copies will be shipped before this date. Synopsis: Species are central to nature conservation, but we see wildlife as adjuncts to people without connection with their authentic habitats. With this limited...

We are very pleased to announce that the final title by Steve Snowball and Craig Chivers in the Dorset Fossil Coast series will be available at the beginning of May, 2021. Once again, it will be full of stunning photography and the remarkable prehistoric life and scene reconstructions by Andreas Kurpisz. Siri Scientific Press (2021) 978-1-8381528-2-6, 192 pp, 240 x 165 mm, soft cover, 200+ colour photographs & illustrations. From the back cover This is the third in a series of highly acclaimed and informative guides to the safe and responsible collection of fossils along the Dorset coast. The focus...

We are very pleased to announce the formal publication of our latest title: Fossil Spiders in Baltic Amber: An annotated systematic catalogue by Dr David Penney. Click cover to go to product page and order your discounted copy now From the back cover With 557 named spider species in 202 genera and 58 families, Baltic amber represents the richest source of fossil spiders anywhere on the planet, with research describing this remarkable fossil fauna dating back more than 200 years. The identification of numerous species is problematic because many of the older descriptions are inadequate by current taxonomic standards. To...

We are very pleased to announce that our latest title, A Guide to Fossil Collecting on the South Dorset Coast, by Steve Snowball and Craig Chivers (and with prehistoric life and scene reconstructions by Andreas Kurpisz), has just been released. This title follows a similar format to their other volume covering the West Dorset coast. Click the cover to go to the product page for more info and to order your copy. From the back cover This is the second in a series of guides on the safe and responsible collection of fossils along the coast of Dorset. This sumptuously...