Wildlife watching in America's national parks : a seasonal guide /
Vequist, Gary.
Wildlife watching in America's national parks : a seasonal guide / Gary W. Vequist & Daniel S. Licht. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2013. - xi, 228 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 223) and index.
Introduction: wildlife in national parks -- History of wildlife conservation in parks -- Watching wildlife in parks -- Why view wildlife? -- Spring -- March: Gray wolves of Yellowstone -- April: Black bears of the Great Smoky Mountains -- May: Prairie dogs of the Badlands -- Summer -- June: Sea turtles of the Dry Tortugas -- July: American bison of Theodore Roosevelt -- August: Bats in Carlsbad Caverns -- Fall -- September: Pacific salmon of the Olympics -- October: Elk of Buffalo River -- November: Beaver of Cuyahoga River Valley -- Winter -- December: American alligators of the Everglades -- January: Gray whales of Point Reyes -- February: Bald eagles on the Mississippi River -- Final observations -- Hints for viewing wildlife -- Wildlife-viewing ethics -- Fifty wildlife-viewing destinations.
1603448144 (flexbound (with flaps) : alk. paper) 9781603448147 (flexbound (with flaps) : alk. paper)
2012028695
National parks and reserves--United States.
Wildlife recovery--United States.
Wildlife watching--United States.
Wildlife watching in America's national parks : a seasonal guide / Gary W. Vequist & Daniel S. Licht. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2013. - xi, 228 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 223) and index.
Introduction: wildlife in national parks -- History of wildlife conservation in parks -- Watching wildlife in parks -- Why view wildlife? -- Spring -- March: Gray wolves of Yellowstone -- April: Black bears of the Great Smoky Mountains -- May: Prairie dogs of the Badlands -- Summer -- June: Sea turtles of the Dry Tortugas -- July: American bison of Theodore Roosevelt -- August: Bats in Carlsbad Caverns -- Fall -- September: Pacific salmon of the Olympics -- October: Elk of Buffalo River -- November: Beaver of Cuyahoga River Valley -- Winter -- December: American alligators of the Everglades -- January: Gray whales of Point Reyes -- February: Bald eagles on the Mississippi River -- Final observations -- Hints for viewing wildlife -- Wildlife-viewing ethics -- Fifty wildlife-viewing destinations.
1603448144 (flexbound (with flaps) : alk. paper) 9781603448147 (flexbound (with flaps) : alk. paper)
2012028695
National parks and reserves--United States.
Wildlife recovery--United States.
Wildlife watching--United States.