TY - BOOK AU - Vequist,Gary AU - Licht,Daniel S. TI - Wildlife Watching in America's National Parks: A Seasonal Guide SN - 9781603448147 (flexbound (with flaps) : alk. paper) AV - QL155 .V39 2013 U1 - 590.72/34 23 PY - 2013/// CY - College Station PB - Texas A&M University Press KW - Wildlife watching KW - United States KW - Wildlife recovery KW - National parks and reserves N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 223) and index; Introduction: wildlife in national parks -- History of wildlife conservation in parks -- Watching wildlife in parks -- Why view wildlife? -- Spring -- March: Gray wolves of Yellowstone -- April: Black bears of the Great Smoky Mountains -- May: Prairie dogs of the Badlands -- Summer -- June: Sea turtles of the Dry Tortugas -- July: American bison of Theodore Roosevelt -- August: Bats in Carlsbad Caverns -- Fall -- September: Pacific salmon of the Olympics -- October: Elk of Buffalo River -- November: Beaver of Cuyahoga River Valley -- Winter -- December: American alligators of the Everglades -- January: Gray whales of Point Reyes -- February: Bald eagles on the Mississippi River -- Final observations -- Hints for viewing wildlife -- Wildlife-viewing ethics -- Fifty wildlife-viewing destinations ER -