Wolves in the Land of Salmon

Zusatztext “Using vivid illustrations! maps! scientific research! and field observations! Moskowitz (Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest) describes his experiences tracking wolf populations throughout the Pacific Northwest. . . . This is an essential read for anyone wishing to gain a deeper understanding of how ecological! political! and geological trends can lead to the decline or restoration of species and their habitats.” — Library Journal “This wide-ranging survey about wolves of the Pacific Northwest offers something for both the specialist and the curious layperson. . . . Residents of the Pacific Northwest will appreciate the specificity of this work! but any fans of wolves or wildlife biology will find this of interest.” — Publishers Weekly “In his new book! [David Moskowitz] pulls together the many strands of wolf recovery in the Pacific Northwest—natural history! politics! landscape variables—into an invaluable compendium of up-to-date information! written in an exceedingly straightforward! scientific and balanced manner.” — Cascadia Weekly “In Wolves in the Land of Salmon ! David Moskowitz follows these most controversial of animals through the wilds of the Cascade Range and up into British Columbia! richly evoking their habitat and complex nature.” — National Geographic Traveler Magazine “An expert wildlife tracker paints a portrait of wolves’ lives and value to ecosystems! set against the backdrop of conflict over rising wolf populations.” — Science News “A great book for anyone even remotely interested in North America’s wolf populations.” — The Writer’s Shack Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext “In this book! you feel the presence of wolves the same way people who knew the forests felt it in centuries past: through signs so subtle that most of us would miss them. As an expert tracker of wild animals! David Moskowitz enjoys a unique perspective! and here he shares it with us. He makes the rarely seen Northwestern wolf real in a way that no mere recounting of scientific findings could do.” —Daniel Mathews! author of Cascade-Olympic Natural History   “Dave Moskowitz has written a captivating! comprehensive! fair! and accurate portrait of one of the most magical yet most misunderstood species on the planet. I pray that this book gets the attention it deserves.” —Martha Handler! President of the Board of the Wolf Conservation Center! New York   Introduction When I was twelve, about a week before my school science project was due, my mother discovered that I had decided to forgo carrying out the experiment which was the basis of my project. Instead I fabricated the data and results. The project was about probability. The experiment required the use of a quincunx, a device that involves dropping marbles down a uniform pattern of pegs starting at the apex of a two-dimensional pyramid. Theoretically, most of the marbles should land toward the center of the base of the quincunx, with progressively fewer toward the edges, forming a bell cu...

Product details

• Authors: Moskowitz, David Moskowitz
• Publisher: Timber Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.08.2012
• EAN: 9781604692273
• ISBN: 978-1-60469-227-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology