Texas Wildlife Viewing Guide [Paperback]

Gary L. Graham (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wildlife Viewing Guides Series | Publication Date: October 1, 1992

Wildlife is nearer than you think. The secret is knowing where and when to look. From Palo Duro State Park and its abundance of western wildlife, to internationally-renowned Arkansas National Wildlife Refuge where dolphins and endangered whooping cranes thrill thousands of visitors each year, the Texas Wildlife Viewing Guide will lead you to 142 premier wildlife viewing locations and will better your chances of seeing wildlife once you get there. Included are detailed descriptions of each viewing site, maps and access information, helpful viewing tips, and ninety color photographs featuring the wildlife and scenic natural areas of this incredibly diverse state. This guide was created through the National Watchable Wildlife Program, a unique partnership initiative coordinated by Defenders of Wildlife. Each site was selected by a panel of wildlife experts from the following organizations and government agencies. These groups also make significant technical contributions to the research and development of this guide: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; Defenders of Wildlife; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; USDA Forest Service; Texas General Land Office; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Texas Department of Transportation; Lower Colorado River Authority; National Park Service; Bureau of Land Management; The Fanwood Foundation; U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Texas Nature Conservancy; National Audubon Society; The Favrot Fund; The Brown Foundation; The McAshan Educational and Charitable Trust; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Includes 142 viewing sites from Palo Duro State Park and its abundance of western wildlife, to internationally-renowned Arkansas National Wildlife Refuge where dolphins and endangered whooping cranes thrill thousands of visitors each year.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Falcon; 1st edition (October 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560440929
• ISBN-13: 978-1560440925
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,118,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 142 Accessible Viewing Sites Across Texas - Useful Guide, November 27, 2003

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Michael Wischmeyer (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Texas Wildlife Viewing Guide (Paperback)

This inexpensive Texas guidebook, like the other state guides in this series, is intended to provide quality wildlife viewing and educational opportunities to the general public without endangering wildlife habitats. This specific Texas guidebook is a joint effort by the Texas Wildlife and Parks Department, Defenders of Wildlife (a non-profit organization), the US Forest Service, the Texas General Land office, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and other conservation agencies.

Each site includes a general description of the wildlife abundance, viewing information, directions, and land ownership. Texas is divided into ten geographical regions; maps illustrate the locations of all sites within each region. A wildlife index helps the reader find sites which have a higher probability for encountering specific mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and even insects. Color photos are located throughout this 160-page guide.

Much of this viewing information can be derived from other sources, but it is not often found in such a handy, convenient format. I keep my copy in our car along with a remarkably detailed Texas atlas, The Roads of Texas. On several occasions this little book has helped us discover fascinating locations that we would have bypassed otherwise. It has paid for itself many times over.

I recommend that you buy a used copy if you can not locate a new one. The viewing information does not become quickly outdated.