Great Bear Wild: Dispatches From A Northern Rainforest Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
The Great Bear Rainforest is the fabled region that stretches up the rugged Pacific coast from the top of Vancouver Island to southern Alaska. A longtime resident of the area, award-winning photographer and conservationist Ian McAllister takes us on a deeply personal journey from the headwaters of the Great Bear Rainforest’s unexplored river valleys down to where the ocean meets the rainforest and finally to the hidden depths of the offshore world. Along the way, we meet the spectacular wildlife that inhabits the Great Bear Rainforest. In a not-so unusual day, McAllister quietly observes twenty seven bears fishing for salmon, three of which are the famed pure white spirit bear. McAllister introduces us to the First Nations people who have lived there for millennia and have become his close friends and allies, and to the scientists conducting groundbreaking research and racing against time to protect the rainforest from massive energy projects. Rich with full-color photographs of the wolves, whales, and other creatures who make the rainforest their home, Great Bear Wild is a stunning celebration of this legendary area.
Hardcover: 183 pages
Publisher: University of Washington Press (September 25, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0295994630
ISBN-13: 978-0295994635
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 1 x 11.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #679,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #87 in Books > Science & Math > Biological Sciences > Animals > Bears #142 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Forests & Rainforests #262 in Books > Science & Math > Agricultural Sciences > Forestry
I rarely buy a book of this type. Nowhere to put them. But this book is so unusual. If you have visited the coast of western Canada, you know that there are few places on earth as will as this any more, particularly on the ocean. You will not be disappointed. The pictures are wonderful. The narrative very informative. Buy this book and share it with your friends. This fragile environment needs friends to defend it against economic development that will spoil one of the few places that can still be called a paradise.
This is a fantastic book. The writing and the photography is magical. You won't be disappointed!!If you can't afford to go to British Columbia, buy this book. You will feel like you have been transported to a wonderful and unspoiled paradise!This would be a great gift for any Nature lover.
Beautiful photography and written by Ian McAlister who is committed to conservation in this unique place. Just returned from a trip to the Great Bear Rainforesr and it is as amazing as the book describes!
The photos in this book are absolutely gorgeous. My 6-year-old grandson was mesmerized by them, and I'm using it as a teaching opportunity!
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