Wildlife watching in America's national parks
Vequist, Gary.
Wildlife watching in America's national parks a seasonal guide / [electronic resource] : Gary W. Vequist & Daniel S. Licht. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (xi, 228 p. :) col. ill., maps ;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
9781603448277 1603448276
National parks and reserves--United States.
Wildlife recovery--United States.
Wildlife watching--United States.
Electronic books.
QL155 / .V39 2013
590.72/34
Wildlife watching in America's national parks a seasonal guide / [electronic resource] : Gary W. Vequist & Daniel S. Licht. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (xi, 228 p. :) col. ill., maps ;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
9781603448277 1603448276
National parks and reserves--United States.
Wildlife recovery--United States.
Wildlife watching--United States.
Electronic books.
QL155 / .V39 2013
590.72/34