| Autore |
Vequist Gary
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, 2013
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (246 p.)
|
| Disciplina |
590.72/34
|
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LichtDaniel S. <1960->
|
| Soggetto topico |
National parks and reserves - United States
Wildlife recovery - United States
Wildlife watching - United States
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| ISBN |
1-60344-827-6
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
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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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822635603321 |
Info
Wildlife watching in America's national parks [[electronic resource] ] : a seasonal guide / / Gary W. Vequist & Daniel S. Licht
