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    612-822-4611

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Yellowstone Migrations

Yellowstone Migrations

Riis, Joe
Middleton, Arthur
Ostlind, Emilene

Hardcover

General PhotographyZoology

Publisher Price: $29.95

ISBN10: 1680510894
ISBN13: 9781680510898
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: Dec 1 2017
Pages: 176
Weight: 2.24
Height: 0.70 Width: 11.00 Depth: 9.90
Language: English
Winner of the Gold Nautilus Book Award & Silver Independent Publisher Book Award

Large animal migrations are among the primordial rhythms of life on Earth, and, as scientists have recently discovered, the American West is home to some of the planet's most magnificent migrations. Yellowstone Migration takes readers into the heart of the vast, wild landscapes found in America's West, and shows us that it is possible to preserve the natural heritage of this iconic region and protect these last intact natural wildlife corridors--so that these animals can carry out the migrations that are essential to their survival.

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which is a dozen times the size of Yellowstone National Park, harbors the last great populations of migrating elk, pronghorn antelope, and mule deer. Thousands of these grand animals move with the changing seasons to feed and give birth. During their four-month long journey, mule deer navigate not only the natural challenges of rivers, lakes, and sand dunes, but also manmade obstacles such as three major highways and more than 100 fences, many with barbed wire.

In Yellowstone Migrations, wildlife photojournalist Joe Riis follows three primary migrations:

- The Path of the Pronghorn from Grand Teton National Park to southwest Wyoming;

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