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1 online resource (246 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
From the Great Smoky Mountains to Point Reyes National Seashore, America's national parks are home to some of nature's great wildlife spectacles. Here, Gary W. Vequist and Daniel S. Licht, two veterans of the National Park Service, focus on twelve animals that have been imperiled and at risk, but are now protected within the National Park System. Showcasing one species for each month of the year, including gray wolf, black bear, prairie dog, sea turtle, bison, bats, salmon, elk, beaver, American alligator, gray whale, and bald eagle, Vequist and Licht pair each premi. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 223) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
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Wildlife watching -- United States.
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Wildlife recovery -- United States.
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National parks and reserves -- United States.
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Ecotourism -- United States.
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NATURE -- Animals -- General.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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National parks and reserves. (OCoLC)fst01033642
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Wildlife recovery. (OCoLC)fst01175385
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Wildlife watching. (OCoLC)fst01175441
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Licht, Daniel S., 1960-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Vequist, Gary W. Wildlife Watching in America's National Parks. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2013 9781603448147 |
| ISBN |
9781603448277 (electronic bk.) |
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1603448276 (electronic bk.) |
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