Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks: Third Edition (Peterson Field Guides (R))
by Olaus J. Murie, Mark Elbroch, Roger Tory Peterson
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Author: Mark Elbroch, Olaus J. Murie, Roger Tory PetersonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-10
ISBN: 061851743X
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Book Reviews of Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks: Third Edition (Peterson Field Guides (R))
Book Review: A Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
The original Peterson's Field Guide to Animal Tracks by Olaus Murie has been an inspiration to generations of trackers, naturalists, and wildlife enthusiasts. It was the first in-depth guide of its kind, and in addition to numerous illustrations of tracks and animal sign, Murie added colorful stories of his own experiences in the great outdoors. The book transcended mere field guide status into the ranks of the classics of natural history.
In the most recent revision of this classic, Mark Elbroch has done an exceptionally tasteful job of updating the guide. He worked to enhance the work of Murie, but keep the essence of the classic work. In particular, Elbroch re-arranged the animal species into phylogenetic order (the order by which animals are related through the course of evolution) allowing for the many advances within the scientific community since the original book was published, and added many color photographs to enhance the illustrations of Murie. As Elbroch notes, the book is still the one Murie wrote; Elbroch simply acted as a caretaker to bring this great book to generations more.
I would recommend this book highly to anyone with an interest in animals or natural history.
Summary of Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks: Third Edition (Peterson Field Guides (R))
The Peterson Field Guide Series (R)Sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, and the National Audubon Society
America's Best-Selling Field Guides
THE PETERSON IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
Roger Tory Peterson's unique identification system explains exactly what features to look for to tell one species from another.
EASE OF USE
Peterson Field Guides are designed to work in the field, and every illustration, every word, is directed to that end.
THE AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS
In each Peterson Field Guide, an author with expertise in the subject and an experienced artist work closely with the editors to ensure that both text and illustrations are accurate.
A Field Guide to Animal Tracks, third edition
This completely updated edition includes 100 color photographs of tracks and sign, more than 1,000 line drawings, and updated nomenclature for all the mammals of North America. The text includes descriptions of habits, habitats, tracks, signs, and ranges and is filled with wonderful natural history stories.
Olaus J. Murie was one of America's leading mammalogists. His extensive fieldwork ranged throughout the United States and Canada, from Labrador to the Aleutian Islands, with special concentration in the Northwest. For twenty-five years he was a field biologist with the U.S. Biological Survey, now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He also served as director of the Wilderness Society for many years. Murie lived in Moose, Wyoming. He was the author of The Elk of North America and many articles on natural history.
Mark Elbroch is the author of several tracking guides,including two award-winning books, Mammal Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species and, with Eleanor Marks, Bird Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North
American Species. He has contributed to numerous North American research projects, from monitoring bears to capturing cougars to inventorying carnivores in dry tropical forests. He is working with Cybertracker
Conservation in South Africa to create the first North American evaluation for wildlife trackers. Elbroch currently works as a wildlife consultant, specializing in field inventories and identifying corridors, and teaches workshops on wildlife and tracking across North America.
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