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| Whales & Dolphins of the North American Pacific: Including Seals and Other Marine Mammals | 
| Authors: Graeme Cresswell, Dylan Walker, Todd Pusser
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1218633
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 1550174096
Dewey Decimal Number: 551
EAN: 9781550174090
ASIN: 1550174096
Publication Date: June 11, 2007
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Product Description
"Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific" is the most comprehensive photographic guide to the marine mammals of the North American Pacific (Baja California, Mexico to South East Alaska), covering all 38 species of cetacean (whales, dolphins and porpoises), six species of seals and sea lions, and the sea otter.
"Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific" covers each species' key identification features and includes information on behaviour, status and distribution. Colour distribution maps and full-colour artwork accompanies the text for each species. The book's 38 remarkable colour plates depict typical views of cetaceans at sea, including images of some species never previously published.
"Whales and Dolphins of the North American Pacific" provides extensive information on where, when and how to go whalewatching and a guide to the best places to watch, including four accounts of outstanding days on the water. There are additional chapters on the geography, climate and oceanography of the North American Pacific.
Proceeds from the sale of each book will be donated to the American Cetacean Society.
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Great new guide to northern Pacific marine mammals May 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For several years now, WILDGuides have been setting the standard for small, handy field guides that focus mainly on the identification of neglected groups of wildlife. Their approach is characterised by portability, the emphasis on visual utility (the use of computer enhanced photographs) and a significant contribution to conservation. The latter is achieved in two ways: firstly by getting these guides into the hands of the public at very competitive prices (WILDGuides is a non-profit publisher) and secondly by donating all profits to conservation organisations that work on the area or organisms treated by each guide.
Following on from a similar European guide, Whales and Dolphins of the European Atlantic (Ocean Guides), this is the latest addition to the WILDGuides series and it immediately becomes the standard field guide to sea mammals of the northern Pacific from Baja California to south-east Alaska. It will be handy for any marine excursion, whether it be whale-watching in the Sea of Cortez, a pelagic trip off the California coast or an Alaskan cruise. The key to the guide's utility is the use of digitally-enhanced photographs that show cetaceans as the observer encounters them. Thus there are comparative photographs of whale flukes, fins, blows and breaching, sequences of whales surfacing, and shots of the smaller species porpoising. In addition, there are full-body illustrations of all species and a concise, practical text to help clinch identification.
And since WILDGuides is a non-profit organisation that supports conservation throughout the world, you are helping ensure that the wildlife you enjoy today will still be there for others to enjoy tomorrow. In this case, profits from the book go to the American Cetacean Society.
This will definitely be along on my next trip! Highly recommended for beginners and experts alike.
Chris Sharpe, 5 May 2008. ISBN: 1550174096
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