Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific: Including Seals and Other Marine Mammals

Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific: Including Seals and Other Marine Mammals

Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific: Including Seals and Other Marine Mammals

Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific: Including Seals and Other Marine Mammals

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Overview

Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific is the most comprehensive photographic guide to the marine mammals of the North American Pacific (Baja California, Mexico to South East Alaska), covering all 38 species of cetacean (whales, dolphins and porpoises), six species of seals and sea lions, and the sea otter.

Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific covers each species' key identification features and includes information on behaviour, status and distribution. Colour distribution maps and full-colour artwork accompanies the text for each species. The book's 38 remarkable colour plates depict typical views of cetaceans at sea, including images of some species never previously published.

Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific provides extensive information on where, when and how to go whalewatching and a guide to the best places to watch, including four accounts of outstanding days on the water. There are additional chapters on the geography, climate and oceanography of the North American Pacific.

Proceeds from the sale of each book will be donated to the American Cetacean Society.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781550174090
Publisher: Harbour Publishing Company, Limited
Publication date: 06/11/2007
Pages: 216
Sales rank: 364,742
Product dimensions: 6.34(w) x 10.92(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Graeme Cresswell is a conservation advisor with a longstanding interest in marine wildlife and an accomplished photographer specializing in marine mammals, and a founding member of Organisation Cetacea (ORCA). Cresswell works with WILDGuides, a non-profit publishing organization with a commitment to supporting wildlife conservation. Dylan Walker is a professional field naturalist, conservationist and author with a passion for the marine environment, particularly whales and dolphins.
He works with WILDGuides, a non-profit publishing organization with a commitment to supporting wildlife conservation. Todd Pusser is a biologist and wildlife photographer whose marine photography has been published in BBC Wildlife, National Wildlife and many other publications throughout the UK and North America. Pusser works with WILDGuides, a non-profit publishing organization with a commitment to supporting wildlife conservation.

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From the Publisher

"This guide is the best possible tool to aid field identification for both a novice and a veteran whale watcher. . . . [It] therefore belongs in every wheelhouse, whether it be a vessel that looks for marine mammals or encounters them by chance; in the pack of every passenger on a whale watching boat or cruise ship; in the glove box of every car that rolls onto a ferry or drives along the coast; in every school library; and under the tree of every nature lover."—Bernardo Alps, President, Los Angeles Chapter, American Cetacean Society

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