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Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest Tracking and Identifying Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates

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ISBN-10: 0881929492

ISBN-13: 9780881929492

Edition: 2010

Authors: David Moskowitz

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Wild animals fascinate yet are rarely seen. It is possible, though-if you know what to look for and where, and if you understand what you see-to increase your chances of wildlife sightings, whether you are far from civilization or right in your own backyard.Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest includes illustrated descriptions for more than 180 mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates most common in Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, northern California, Idaho, and western Montana. With more than 460 photographs, hundreds of scale drawings, and more than 90 distribution maps, it belongs in every pack and is a must·have for nature lovers of all ages and skill levels.
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Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/19/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 364
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.10" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 1.518
Language: English

David Moskowitz, a professional wildlife tracker, photographer, and outdoor educator, has contributed to wildlife studies in the Pacific Northwest and in the Canadian and U.S. Rocky Mountains. He has tracked, documented, and photographed wolves in the wild in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, and southern Alberta, studying den and rendezvous sites and assisting with efforts to detect the species in parts of the region where their current status is unknown. He helped establish and co-manages the Cascades Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project, teaches wildlife tracking programs internationally, and has led wolf-tracking expeditions in Washington, Idaho, and Wisconsin. As an…    

Preface
Acknowledgments
How to Use this Book
The Pacific Northwest and Its Wildlife
Wildlife Tracking Basics
Individual Track Identification
Animal Locomotion and Track Patterns
Sign Tracking
Measuring Tracks, Track Patterns, and Signs
Finding Tracks, Signs, and Wildlife
Key to Mammal Tracks
Key to Scats
Key to Feeding Signs on Animal Remains
Key to Feeding Signs on Plants
Key to Signs on Trees and Tree Bark
Key to Burrows, Holes, Digs, and Mounds
Mammals
Pouched Mammals Order Didelphimorphia
Shrews and Moles Order Soricimorpha
Bats Order Chiroptera
Hares, Rabbits, and Pikas Order Lagomorpha
Rodents Order Rodentia
Carnivores Order Carnivora
Hoofed Mammals Order Artiodactyla
Other Wildlife
Birds
Key to Bird Tracks
Reptiles and Amphibians
Insects and Other Invertebrates
Track Measurement Graphs
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index