Desert Bighorn Sheep

Desert Bighorn Sheep

Author: Mark C. Jorgensen

Publisher:

Published: 2014-10

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 9781941384008

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A comprehensive photographic work of the desrt bighorn sheep with over two hundred photographs depicting their circle of life.


The Desert Bighorn

The Desert Bighorn

Author: Gale Monson

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 1980-09

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9780816507139

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A landmark, fundamental for all students in the field. . . . The material, in itself fascinating and lucidly presented, will draw the reader through and increase his understanding of the bighorn at just about every turn of the page.ÑOrion Nature Book Review "An intelligently researched and fully documented analysis of this noble rock-climber's life history, and ecology, and the human management of this nearly impossible-to-manage wilderness species."ÑAmerican Field "An outstanding and comprehensive work."ÑBooks of the Southwest "There is quite simply nothing else around that can tell you anywhere near as much about desert sheep, by anywhere near so distinguished a crew of authors."ÑSafari


Eating Stone

Eating Stone

Author: Ellen Meloy

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2009-07-29

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0307484149

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Long believed to be disappearing and possibly even extinct, the Southwestern bighorn sheep of Utah’s canyonlands have made a surprising comeback. Naturalist Ellen Meloy tracks a band of these majestic creatures through backcountry hikes, downriver floats, and travels across the Southwest. Alone in the wilderness, Meloy chronicles her communion with the bighorns and laments the growing severance of man from nature, a severance that she feels has left us spiritually hungry. Wry, quirky and perceptive, Eating Stone is a brillant and wholly original tribute to the natural world.


Deathwatch

Deathwatch

Author: Robb White

Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Published: 2011-04-27

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 0307791440

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"An exciting novel of suspense, based on a fight to the finish between an honest and courageous young man and a cynical business tycoon who believes that anything can be had for a price."--Horn Book. An ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults, Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Writers Award, A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, New York Public Library--Books for the Teen Age.


Mountain Sheep of North America

Mountain Sheep of North America

Author: Raul Valdez

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0816547122

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Mountain sheep epitomize wilderness for many people because they occupy some of the most inaccessible and rugged habitats known to man, from desert crags to alpine mountains. But of all hoofed mammals in North America, wild sheep present the greatest management problems to biologists. This book is a major reference on the natural history, ecology, and management of wild sheep in North America. Written by wildlife biologists who have devoted years of study to the animals, it covers Dall's and Stone's sheep and Rocky Mountain, California, and desert bighorn and examines a variety of factors pertinent to their life histories: habitat, diet, activity, social organization, reproduction, and population dynamics. Additional chapters consider distribution and abundance, adaptive strategies, and management guidelines. Discussions on diseases of wild sheep present a wealth of information that will be of particular use to wildlife biologists, including detailed clinical descriptions of conditions that threaten sheep populations, from pasteurellosis to capture myopathy. An appendix reviews the cytogenetics and genetics of wild sheep. North American wild sheep may face extinction in many areas unless critical questions concerning their management are answered soon. Prior to the publication of this book, there was no single reference available in which one could find such a synthesis of information. Mountain Sheep of North America provides that source and points toward the preservation of these magnificent wild creatures.