Elk and Deer: Antlered Animals of the West (An Altitude SuperGuide) (Animal Superguides)
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From the Back Cover
Elk, deer, moose and caribouÛwild ungulates are central figures in the dance of life.÷They know the West far better than we will. They live there more vividly than we can.Ó There may be no better way to find our own path than to follow their cloven-hooved tracks as far as they will take us.Biologist, hunter, and conservationist Kevin VanTighem is an award-winning author of many nature books and SuperGuides, including Bears and Predators: Wild Dogs and Cats. In Elk & Deer: Antlered Animals of the West, he draws on a lifetime of intimate contact with ungulates to describe these tremendous animals and their relationship to our human world.
About the Author
Kevin Van Tighem's western roots run deep: his family has lived in the Alberta foothills since 1883. Since graduating from the University of Calgary with a Bsc in plant ecology, Van Tighem has studied wildlife and their habitats in various western national parks and protected areas. His explorations of elk and deer country have taken him to every western State and Province. A naturalist and hunter, he has written more than 200 articles, stories and essays on conservation and wildlife. His work has garnered many awards, including the Western Magazine Award, Outdoor Writers of Canada book and magazine awards and the Journey Award for Fiction. Van Tighem has served on the executive committees of the Federation of Alberta Naturalists and Alberta Wilderness Association. Currently, Van Tighem is Ecosystem Secretariat Manager for Jasper National Park, where he lives with his wife Gail and their three children.
Elk and Deer: Antlered Animals of the West (An Altitude SuperGuide) (Animal Superguides),Kevin Van Tighem,Altitude Publishing (Canada),1551538105,Animals,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Wildlife
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