Peterson Field Guide To Finding Mammals In North America

Rather than focusing solely on identification, this book tells you how to look, where to go, and what you are likely to find there. Want to see a fog shrew at Muir Woods National Monument? Planning a Yellowstone visit and wondering what animals you'll encounter? Looking for the perfect time to photograph a gray fox? This guide has the answers. Two main sections provide a choice of looking up information by place or by species. The first covers regions of North America, highlighting the best places to look for mammals. The species-finding guide features accounts of more than four hundred species of mammals, including detailed directions to specific parks, refuges, and other locations, plus the best times of day (or night) to look. Sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, this guide is written by Vladimir Dinets, who has a PhD in zoology and specializes in animal behavior, conservation biology, and the natural history of little-known animals living in remote places.