The Canadian Rockies Guide to Wildlife Watching
The Best Places to See and Appreciate Animals in their Natural Habitat
- Publisher
- Fifth House Books
- Initial publish date
- May 2000
- Category
- Mountains
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894004442
- Publish Date
- May 2000
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
This beautiful and comprehensive book is an all-in-one, essential guide to Rocky Mountain wildlife watching. It provides detailed information on mountain mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds, as well as advice on where to find them and how to observe them safely and responsibly. Covering all the mountain national parks, Kananaskis Country, Mt. Robson, and the Columbia Valley, this is the perfect book for hikers, tourists, and nature lovers of all experience levels.
About the author
Michael Kerr is an award-winning international business speaker, humorist, workshop facilitator, and author. A former communications manager, Kerr is now one of Canada's leading authorities on how humour can boost morale, lower stress, motivate employees, and create more productive and inspiring workplaces.
Editorial Reviews
". . . a one-of-a-kind guide book which gives you detailed information about the mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds of the Canadian Rockies. The book, with colourful drawings, maps and information boxes, is easy to read and understand."
-- The Lethbridge Herald
". . . a reference that should be in the cars and backpacks of everyone who spends time in the Canadian Rockies. . . an indispensable guide that can help you be in the right place at the right time to see the wildlife in the environment that makes our West Country a global tourist treasure. . .
Handsome and concisely informative, this is a book that should follow you from your den to theirs."
-- Red Deer Advocate
"The comparative illustrations and descriptions are useful and informative and in sufficiently plain language that most readers would be able to use the book...Recommended for public libraries in Alberta and to anyone who plans a wildlife-watching trip to the Rockies."
-- Canadian Book Review Annual