Rocky Mountain Mammal Finder

Auteur

Ron Russo is well-known for his broad knowledge and enthusiastic teaching. He has written more than 40 articles for various magazines and journals—including a feature article in Natural History magazine—as well as five technical papers on leopard shark biology. Ron is the author of such books as Pacific Coast Fish Finder, Pacific Coast Mammal Finder, and Plant Galls of the Western United States. 
 Ron served as a naturalist of the East Bay Regional Park District for 37 years, including 17 years as Chief Naturalist, before retiring in 2003 to focus full-time on his passions of plant galls and shark biology. He is the recipient of the distinguished Fellow Award from the National Association for Interpretation (1989) and served as an instructor of California state park rangers for 25 years at the William Penn Mott Training Center at Asilomar, California. Ron was also a wilderness guide for 18 years, leading trips to observe and study Alaska's rich array of plants and animals, including humpback whales and grizzly bears. 
 Barbara Downs is a freelance illustrator. She lives in Hawaii, where she enjoys all the beauty that nature has to offer. 



Texte du rabat

"Identify mammals of the Rocky Mountain region with this pocket-size guide. Whether you're hiking with your family, on a camping trip, or visiting your favorite park, you're bound to come across wildlife-or signs that animals have left behind. If you're curious about which critters have been there and which you're likely to see, then Rocky Mountain Mammal Finder by Ron Russo is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use book, you can identify mammals by sight, as well as by their animal tracks, burrows, nests, scat, scratch or chew marks, and skulls/jaws"--

Contenu

How to Use This Book 
 Mammal Traits 
 Skulls 
 Scat 
 Tracks 
 Key to Nests, Burrows, Dens, Mounds, Depressions 
 Key to Chew, Scratch, Browse Marks, and Other Signs 
 The Mammals 
 Bibliography 
 Index 
 Other Books in the Finder Series