Alaska's Bears
Autor Bill Sherwoniten Limba Engleză Paperback – apr 2016
Here in one compact edition is a book that can help you understand Alaska s bears and their natural histories. Learn about their appearances, behaviors, yearly cycles, ecological niches, and relationships with humans. Find full details on how to visit Alaska s prime bear-viewing and get tips for traveling safely through bear country. Complementing Bill Sherwonit s text are photographs from longtime Alaskan Tom Walker, a premier wildlife photographer who has spent hundreds of hours in the company of bears."
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781943328581
ISBN-10: 1943328587
Pagini: 104
Dimensiuni: 127 x 203 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Ediția:2. Auflage
Editura: ALASKA NORTHWEST BOOKS
ISBN-10: 1943328587
Pagini: 104
Dimensiuni: 127 x 203 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Ediția:2. Auflage
Editura: ALASKA NORTHWEST BOOKS
Notă biografică
For more than three decades, Anchorage-based writer Bill Sherwonit has written extensively about wilderness, the natural history of animals and plants, wildlife management, connection to place, conservation issues, and notions of wildness. He¿s contributed stories and photos to a wide variety of national publications and is the author of over a dozen books about Alaska, including To the Top of Denali and Animal Stories. He also teaches nature and travel writing in his adopted hometown of Anchorage. www.billsherwonit.alaskawriters.com.
Tom Walker, a full-time freelance writer and photographer specializing in natural history and wildlife, is regarded as one of Alaska's premier nature photographers. His work has appeared in numerous national, local, and international publications. This award-winning photographer is active in local and national conservation issues. In 2002, Alaska's Governor appointed him to the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Alaska Interagency Kodiak Brown Bear Management Team and helped draft the first comprehensive brown bear management plan for the Kodiak Archipelago. www.tomwalkerphotography.com
Tom Walker, a full-time freelance writer and photographer specializing in natural history and wildlife, is regarded as one of Alaska's premier nature photographers. His work has appeared in numerous national, local, and international publications. This award-winning photographer is active in local and national conservation issues. In 2002, Alaska's Governor appointed him to the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Alaska Interagency Kodiak Brown Bear Management Team and helped draft the first comprehensive brown bear management plan for the Kodiak Archipelago. www.tomwalkerphotography.com
Cuprins
BEAR COUNTRY Map THE POLAR BEAR Home on the Ice Map A Diet of Seals Mothers and Their Dens Future of the Polar Bear THE BROWN BEAR/GRIZZLY BEAR Surviving Winter Life as a Cub Opportunistic Omnivores Social Life Future of the Brown Bear Tips for Traveling in Bear Country Is it a Brown Bear or a Black Bear? THE BLACK BEAR A Creature of the Forest Building Fat Reserves Into the Winter Den The Long Sleep The Young Bears Future of the Black Bear VIEWING ALASKA'S BEARS Prime Viewing Sites SUGGESTED READING INDEX