{"product_id":"wildlife-of-atlantic-canada-new-englandbooks","title":"Wildlife of Atlantic Canada \u0026 New England","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs wildlife diminishes, and our longing for it increases, books such as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis are all the more welcome. Some 80 species of terrestrial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003evertebrates and sea mammals common to the region are presented in a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewinning combination of large and superb photographs and a text that is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003einformative and brisk, if somewhat choppy. There are many fascinating\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003etitbits to be gained regarding the 200-day gestation of porcupines, the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003erole of parasites, delayed reproduction in otters, grooming in herons,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexiting by wood ducklings of their hole nests, breathing tubes in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003epetrels, toxic skins of amphibia, riblessness of turtles, live-bearing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein garter snakes, and the correction that fishers don’t fish. The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003einformation on whales is especially intriguing: the source of ambergris,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe songs of humpbacks, and why right whales were regarded as right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a few unexplained exceptions, such as cloaca, the presentation is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eappropiately nontechnical. Focused on the biology of the animals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethemselves, the text would have benefited from some general\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003econsideration of their environment; the columned format of the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecertainly provided space for such consideration. The opening material on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe impact of the European invasion on ranges, extinctions, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eintroductions, together with later mention of trapping and fishing,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecould have been expanded into a valuable discussion of some of the major\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtroversies surrounding land use, harvesting, hunting, and pollution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA map of the northeast, perhaps as endpapers, would also have been\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003euseful. Nonetheless, everyone who cares about wildlife, especially in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis region, will welcome this book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gary Saunders","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover \/ Photography","offer_id":54021204967648,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/IMG_0173.heic?v=1786716159","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/wildlife-of-atlantic-canada-new-englandbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}