North American Survivors explores seven species of mammals that existed in the North American continent, lived through the last Ice Age, and endured to the present. It reveals the ancestral origins of the animals, the opinions that humans held towards them, and the way they affected the biodiversity in the environment in which they live.
North American Survivors considers the way these animals survived so that humans may learn and integrate the animals' resilience in their own lives to continue through the ongoing climate change crisis. The book also gives an overview of what the year of the particular animal looks like: when mating and birthing season begins, and when a particular animal grows independent.
The animals discussed include:
Dave Taylor is the author/photographer of more than 50 books on wildlife and natural history. He is a retired teacher who has had a passion for black bears since the 1960s and wrote about it in the book, Black Bears: A Natural History.
Contents
Introduction
Megafauna Extinctions
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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