At Home and at Large in the Great Plains - Johnsgard, Paul
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These fourteen essays originally appeared in Prairie Fire, a monthly newspaper that for seven years has carried important messages of social, environmental, and economic issues to residents of Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, and South Dakota, and subscribers in the rest of the world. They discuss the North American east-west ecological boundaries, spring migration events, bird feeders, feathered survivors of a glacial past, the threatened sharp-tailed grouse, the effects of climate change, some "sacred places"-Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, the Ashfall Fossil Beds, Squaw Creek Refuge, the Hutton…mehr

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These fourteen essays originally appeared in Prairie Fire, a monthly newspaper that for seven years has carried important messages of social, environmental, and economic issues to residents of Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, and South Dakota, and subscribers in the rest of the world. They discuss the North American east-west ecological boundaries, spring migration events, bird feeders, feathered survivors of a glacial past, the threatened sharp-tailed grouse, the effects of climate change, some "sacred places"-Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, the Ashfall Fossil Beds, Squaw Creek Refuge, the Hutton Niobrara Ranch Sanctuary, and Yellowstone National Park-, our troubles with mountain lions and grizzly bears, and crane season in Wyoming. There is also an expanded informal autobiography, "My Life in Biology" and a current and comprehensive list of all publications of a writer described as "probably the world's most prolific living author of ornithological and natural history literature."
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Autorenporträt
Paul Johnsgard is Foundation Regents Professor Emeritus in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska. He is the author of about 100 books on ornithology, avian behavior, ecology, and natural history. He is a Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union and the recipient of lifetime awards from the National Wildlife Federation and the National Audubon Society. His publications have appeared in eight different decades. Tom Mangelsen is a photographer, cinematographer, and filmmaker. He is recognized as one of the world's premier nature photographers, with works appearing in National Geographic, Audubon, Smithsonian, Natural History, Newsweek, Wildlife Art, American Photo, and National Wildlife. His photos have been exhibited around the world and received international awards. He is an advisor and collaborator with Jane Goodall on her African conservation projects.