![]() ![]() You’ll also find watercolors depicting flowers indigenous to the Hawaiian islands, and an 1833 DIY Taxidermist’s Manual. Among them, you’ll find a digitized copy of Joseph Wolf’s 19th-century book Zoological Sketches, containing about 100 lithographs depicting wild animals in London’s Regent’s Park. Scientists have long considered this lack of access to biodiversity literature as a major impediment to the efficiency of scientific research.” ![]() It continues, “While natural history books and archives contain information that is critical to studying biodiversity, much of this material is available in only a handful of libraries globally. “To document Earth’s species and understand the complexities of swiftly-changing ecosystems in the midst of a major extinction crisis and widespread climate change, researchers need something that no single library can provide - access to the world’s collective knowledge about biodiversity,” the library says on its website. From British dragonflies (Odonata) (1900)Īccording to BHL, sharing these documents with the public is instrumental in combating the climate crisis. ![]()
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