Guide to the National Wildlife Refuges
For travelers interested in seeking out wild animals without having to enter the deep wilderness,  there is no better resource than this. It will guide you to some 225 federal preserves across the United  States, from Rhode Island's postage-stamp-sized Ninigret to Alaska's 19.5 million-acre Arctic reserves,  both homes to a wide range of wildlife. Laura and William Riley, who helped found the Raptor Trust in the  1970s, have an easygoing style that balances their sometimes overwhelmingly exhaustive cataloging of the  nation's wild creatures. Their useful book ought to make a lot of readers head for the nearest wildlife  refuge--every state has at least one--and take a look for themselves.