Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska
Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska

Author: Kate Wynne

Publisher: Alaska Sea Grant College Program

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781566121675

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The authoritative book on Alaska marine life, Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska is a clear and concise look at all twenty-nine of Alaska's mammal species, including whales, dolphins, seals, walrus, and polar bears. Now in its fourth edition, this award-winning book is fully revised with updated information on range and status of all the species. Meant to be a user-friendly and travel-ready resource, the guide provides an overview of each species with data on body type, size, color, behavior, habitat, and more. Maps detail range and migration patterns while full color photos accompany each entry. A glossary, introduction to mammal types, and naming chart make recognizing the different Alaska mammals easy and accessible. In addition to the extensive photographs, the book includes Pieter Folkens's highly accurate illustrations to assist in precise identification. The book itself is a rugged tool that is waterproof and spiral bound, encouraging readers to get out and start spotting fascinating Alaska creatures from land or from sea.

Alaska's Mammals
Alaska's Mammals

Author: Dave Smith

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780882404639

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AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDEBOOK TO ALASKA'S ANIMALS.

Mammals of Alaska
Mammals of Alaska

Author: Alaska Geographic Society

Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13:

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Alaska Geographic is an award-winning series that presents the people, places, and wonders of Alaska to the world. Over the past 30 years, Alaska Geographic has earned its reputation as the publication for those who love Alaska. The series boasts more than 100 books to date, featuring communities from Barrow to Ketchikan, animals from bears to dinosaurs, history from the Russian explorers to today, and natural phenomena from the aurora to glaciers. Written by leading experts in their fields, these books are illustrated throughout with world-class photography and include colorful maps for reference.

Recent Mammals of Alaska
Recent Mammals of Alaska

Author: Stephen O. MacDonald

Publisher: University of Alaska Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 1602230722

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From the polar bear and the gray wolf to the walrus and river otter, there are 115 species of mammals in Alaska that have never been fully catalogued until now. Biologists Joseph A. Cook and Stephen O. MacDonald have compiled here the first comprehensive guide to all of Alaska’s mammals, big and small, endearing and ferocious. Through extensive fieldwork and research the authors have produced a unique and authoritative reference. Detailed entries for each species include distribution and taxonomic information, status, habitat, and fossil history. Appendices include quick reference listings of mammal distribution by region, specimen locations, conservation status, and the incidence of Pleistocene mammals. The guide is generously illustrated with line drawings by Alaskan artist W. D. Berry and includes several maps indicating populations and locations of species. Mammals of Alaska will be an accessible, easy to use source for scholars and hobbyists alike.

Marine Mammals of the Pacific Northwest
Marine Mammals of the Pacific Northwest

Author: Pieter Folkens

Publisher:

Published: 2016-07

Total Pages: 10

ISBN-13: 9781621261803

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This FoldingGuide™ includes 35 marine mammals commonly seen on the Pacific Northwest coast from Oregon up through British Columbia. Includes Baleen, Sperm, and Beaked whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, otters and more.

Distribution of Alaskan Mammals
Distribution of Alaskan Mammals

Author: Richard Hyde Manville

Publisher:

Published: 1965

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13:

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Description of environment and requirements of 103 species and 116 subspecies of mammals. Includes range maps.

Thunderfeet
Thunderfeet

Author: Shelley Gill

Publisher: Blue Star Press

Published: 1997-07-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0934007195

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“In the land where caribou now roam, there once lived strange and amazing creatures…” Discover Alaska's dinosaurs when you travel back through prehistoric time in Thunderfeet. Take a trip through 70 million years of history from the day of the dinosaurs to the migration of North America's animals across the Bering Land Bridge. Ages 5 and up. Includes a glossary for curious kids with more information about dinosaurs and other prehistoric critters. Thunderfeet is dedicated to all of Alaska’s animals. We hope the Last Frontier will stay a wild place.