Wildlife watching in America's national parks
Subtitle: a seasonal guide
By: Gary W. Vequist and Daniel S. Licht
Contributors: Licht, Daniel S., 1960-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781603448147; 9781603448277
Subjects: National parks and reserves; Wildlife watching; Wildlife recovery
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: wildlife in national parks; title: History of wildlife conservation in parks; title: Watching wildlife in parks; title: Why view wildlife?; title: Spring; title: March: Gray wolves of Yellowstone; title: April: Black bears of the Great Smoky Mountains; title: May: Prairie dogs of the Badlands; title: Summer; title: June: sea turtles of the Dry Tortugas; title: July: American bison of Theodore Roosevelt; title: August: bats in Carlsbad Caverns; title: Fall; title: September: Pacific salmon of the Olympics; title: October: elk of Buffalo River; title: November: beaver of Cuyahoga River Valley; title: Winter; title: December: American alligators of the Everglades; title: January: Gray whales of Point Reyes; title: February: Bald eagles on the Mississippi River; title: Final observations; title: Hints for viewing wildlife; title: Wildlife viewing ethics; title: Wildlife viewing destinations.