Ideal for hikers, foragers, and animal lovers, the Timber Press Field Guides are the perfect tools for loving where you live.It's possible to safely see fascinating wildlife—if you know what to look for and where and if you understand what you see.
Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest makes it easier than ever with illustrated descriptions for more than 180 mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. This book is a must-have for nature lovers of all ages and skill levels.
- Covers Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, northern California, Idaho, and western Montana
- More than 180 species described in detail
- 460 color photographs shot in the wild, silhouettes and track keys for quick identification, and 92 range maps
- Clear color-coded layout
David Moskowitz is a professional wildlife tracker, photographer, and outdoor educator. 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. 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 evaluator for Cybertracker Conservation, he provides certification of wildlife tracking skills as part of efforts to increase observer reliability and the use of tracking in research and conservation initiatives across North America.
Preface
It’s a sunny winter day in the Cascades. Since close to first light I have been following the fresh trail of a bobcat over a perfect blanket of gleaming white snow. As the day has begun to warm, the bobcat’s trail winds its way up through open timber toward a small cliff band and angles toward a narrow slot through the middle of the rock. I approach slowly to see if I, too, will belÃæ
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