Yosemite Wildlife : The Wonder of Animal Life in California's Sierra Nevada

The first comprehensive book in more than a century dedicated entirely to Yosemite’s remarkable wild animal world. Countless books have been written about Yosemite National Park’s renowned scenery, yet as incredible as it is to us, Half Dome is also someone’s home.Social media is flooded with people all over the world sharing their excitement about the antics of the park’s distinctive residents: black bears causing traffic in “bear jams,” mule deer grazing in Ahwahnee Meadow, and coyotes sauntering in the shadow of El Capitan.Yosemite Wildlife goes beyond the field guides and offers extensive portraits of the park’s creatures-a remarkable new publication sure to be welcomed by the more than 4 million annual park visitors and anyone interested in the Sierra Nevada. Readers will discover:150+ species, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects300+ photographs and archival imagesCommonly and rarely seen animalsRewilding success storiesProfiles of the park scientists and o