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Whether you're on the lookout for a kit fox, or trying to steer clear of a bear, Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest, by nationally reknown tracker and author Dr. James Halfpenny, helps you recognize what critters went before you and is a primer for reading the stories written in the sand. Illustrations by artist Todd Telander complement detailed written descriptions in this pocket-size guide featuring the tracks, scats, and other signs of 70 different species-from the elusive jaguarundi to the common crow. Easy-to-use and accurate scat and track measurements on each page make this book particularly field friendly and the key to starting off your outing on the right foot!
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Jim is an author, scientist, educator whose interest in COLD (altitudinal, latitudinal, and seasonal) has taken him to all seven continents and Greenland. Jim's specialities include environmental ecology, animal tracking, and carnivores; his greatest academic love, bears, led to over 20 years studying black, grizzly and polar bears. He also works with wolverine, lynx, cougar and wolves.
Jim has written over 25 books and videos including some of his latest, Yellowstone Bears in the Wild, Track Plates for Mammals, and Tracking wolves: The Basics. He led the American East Greenland expeditions in 1975 and 1976 and is a Fellow of the Explorer's Club and received the Antarctic Service medal. Jim is past Chairman of the Board of Directors, senior instructor, and administrative liason officer of the National Outdoor Leadership School.
Currently Jim is President of A Naturalist's World, an ecological education company. A past Research Fellow of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Jim was Director of the Mountain Research Station and the Long-Term Ecological Research program in the Alpine. He is listed in Who's Who in the World 1989-1993, Who's Who in Emerging Leaders 1989-1996, Who's Who in Western America 1987-1997 and Who's Who In Science. A Vietnam veteran, Jim received the Navy Achievement Medal with Combat "V" and Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm.
Jim received his Ph.D. in 1980 in Biology, Ecology, & Mammalogy from the University of Colorado. His B.S. in 1969 and M.S. in 1970 both in Botany & Ecology from the University of Wyoming. At the University of Wyoming, Jim was President of Wyoming Mountain Resuce and the Outing Club, on the President's Academic Honor Roll, University of Wyoming and a four-year letterman in diving, swimming and water polo.
Jim has written over 25 books and videos including some of his latest, Yellowstone Bears in the Wild, Track Plates for Mammals, and Tracking wolves: The Basics. He led the American East Greenland expeditions in 1975 and 1976 and is a Fellow of the Explorer's Club and received the Antarctic Service medal. Jim is past Chairman of the Board of Directors, senior instructor, and administrative liason officer of the National Outdoor Leadership School.
Currently Jim is President of A Naturalist's World, an ecological education company. A past Research Fellow of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Jim was Director of the Mountain Research Station and the Long-Term Ecological Research program in the Alpine. He is listed in Who's Who in the World 1989-1993, Who's Who in Emerging Leaders 1989-1996, Who's Who in Western America 1987-1997 and Who's Who In Science. A Vietnam veteran, Jim received the Navy Achievement Medal with Combat "V" and Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm.
Jim received his Ph.D. in 1980 in Biology, Ecology, & Mammalogy from the University of Colorado. His B.S. in 1969 and M.S. in 1970 both in Botany & Ecology from the University of Wyoming. At the University of Wyoming, Jim was President of Wyoming Mountain Resuce and the Outing Club, on the President's Academic Honor Roll, University of Wyoming and a four-year letterman in diving, swimming and water polo.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent book!!,
By T.J. Garbarino (Prescott, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest (Scats and Tracks Series) (Paperback)
I found this book to be informative and very user friendly, especially since it is hand held size, making easy to take into the field. Halfpenny also gives accurate measurements of track size and gait patterns for each species and a brief description of the animals. In addition, there is a strong emphasis on the scat of each species with very detail drawings. There is also a section on the tracks of various bird species. a must for everyone interested in tracking in the southwest.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Best scat and track field book available,
By Gretchen Baker (Nevada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest (Scats and Tracks Series) (Paperback)
I have several scat and track field guides, and this is my favorite. It has excellent illustrations of the animals, scats, tracks, and track patterns. It has nifty little size guides to the tracks right on the same page and a ruler on the back cover. It covers a large geographical area: CA, NV, UT, AZ, CO, NM, and TX. The intro gives a great overview of how to learn how to track. This book is well worth the money!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Tracker Guide,
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This review is from: Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest (Scats and Tracks Series) (Paperback)
A good guide for simple tracking. I bought this for my 10 year old son and he carries it with him on all of our hikes in the desert. There are no color photos, but the drawn illustrations are good ones. Would recommend for ages over 10.
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