Golden Wings Hairy Toes
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Golden Wings Hairy Toes
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Author : Todd McLeish
language : en
Publisher: University Press of New England
Release Date : 2016-02-01
Golden Wings Hairy Toes written by Todd McLeish and has been published by University Press of New England this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-01 with Nature categories.
This book profiles fourteen of New England's most rare and endangered flora and fauna - mammals, birds, insects, plants, and fish - by following the biologists who are researching, monitoring, and protecting them. Each chapter includes a first-person account of the author's experience with these experts, as well as details about the species' life history, threats, and conservation strategies. McLeish traps bats in Vermont and lynx in Maine, gets attacked by marauding birds in Massachusetts, and observes the metamorphosis of dragonflies in Rhode Island. He visits historical cemeteries to see New England's rarest plant, tracks sturgeon in the Connecticut River, and observes a parade of what may be the rarest mammal on earth, the North Atlantic right whale, in Cape Cod Bay. The book's title comes from the name of one of the birds in the book, the golden-winged warbler, and the unusual characteristic used to distinguish the rare Indiana bat from its common cousins, its hairy toes. McLeish, a longtime wildlife advocate and essayist, has a gift for communicating scientific information in an interesting and accessible way. His goal in this book - to make an emotional connection to a variety of fascinating animals and plants - is successfully conveyed to the reader, who comes away amazed by the complexity of individual species and the ecosystems necessary for their survival. Sometimes there are surprises: how lynx benefit from the clear cutting of forests or how utility companies - often blamed for environmental degradation - have accidentally succeeded in creating excellent habitat for golden-winged warblers along their power line corridors. Such examples support McLeish's assertion that we can meet the immense challenges to species preservation, such as global warming, acid rain, and mercury poisoning, as well as the difficulty of adding new species to the 1973 Endangered Species Act. As McLeish's book shows, each rare species has an important story to tell about the causes of its population decline, the obstacles each face in rebuilding a sustainable population, and the people who go to extraordinary lengths to give these species a chance to thrive.
Golden Wings And Hairy Toes
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Author : Kimberly A. Jarvis
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 2007
Golden Wings And Hairy Toes written by Kimberly A. Jarvis and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Art categories.
A lively and often surprising look at fourteen of New England's most endangered species
Vermont History
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
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Birds Of The United States East Of The Rocky Mountains
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Author : Austin Craig Apgar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
Birds Of The United States East Of The Rocky Mountains written by Austin Craig Apgar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Birds categories.
The British National Bibliography
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Author : Arthur James Wells
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Bibliography, National categories.
Golden Wings
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Author : William Morris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1905
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Choice
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Choice written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Academic libraries categories.
Return Of The Sea Otter
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Author : Todd McLeish
language : en
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Release Date : 2018-03-20
Return Of The Sea Otter written by Todd McLeish and has been published by Sasquatch Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-20 with Nature categories.
A science journalist's journey along the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska to track the status, health, habits, personality, and viability of sea otters--the appealing species unique to this coastline that was hunted to near extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries. These adorable, furry marine mammals--often seen floating on their backs holding hands--reveal the health of the coastal ecosystem along the Pacific Ocean. Once hunted for their prized fur during the 1700s and 1800s, these animals nearly went extinct. Only now, nearly a century after hunting ceased, are populations showing stable growth in some places. Sea otters are a keystone species in coastal areas, feeding on sea urchins, clams, crab, and other crustaceans. When they are present, kelp beds are thick and healthy, providing homes for an array of sealife. When otters disappear, sea urchins take over, and the kelp disappears along with all of the creatures that live in the beds. Now, thanks to their protected status, sea otters are making a comeback in California, Washington, and Alaska.
Narwhals
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Author : Todd McLeish
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2013-06-18
Narwhals written by Todd McLeish and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-18 with Nature categories.
Among all the large whales on Earth, the most unusual and least studied is the narwhal, the northernmost whale on the planet and the one most threatened by global warming. Narwhals thrive in the fjords and inlets of northern Canada and Greenland. These elusive whales, whose long tusks were the stuff of medieval European myths and Inuit legends, are uniquely adapted to the Arctic ecosystem and are able to dive below thick sheets of ice to depths of up to 1,500 meters in search of their prey-halibut, cod, and squid. Join Todd McLeish as he travels high above the Arctic circle to meet: Teams of scientific researchers studying the narwhal's life cycle and the mysteries of its tusk Inuit storytellers and hunters Animals that share the narwhals' habitat: walruses, polar bears, bowhead and beluga whales, ivory gulls, and two kinds of seals McLeish consults logbooks kept by whalers and explorers and interviews folklorists and historians to tease out the relationship between the real narwhal and the mythical unicorn. In Colorado, he visits climatologists studying changes in the seasonal cycles of the Arctic ice. From a history of the trade in narwhal tusks to descriptions of narwhals' vocalizations as heard through hydrophones, Narwhals reveals the beauty and thrill of the narwhal and its habitat, and the threat it faces from a rapidly changing world. Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHwaqdKyLCQ&list=UUge4MONgLFncQ1w1C_BnHcw&index=9&feature=plcp
Forest And Stream
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
Forest And Stream written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with Birds categories.