About the Author:
Tupper Ansel Blake is a prize-winning wildlife photographer and coauthor of Wild California: Vanishing Lands, Vanishing Wildlife (California, 1985). Peter Steinhart is a freelance writer specializing in natural history and environmental issues. He was an editor and long-time contributor to Audubon magazine. Blake and Steinhart are coauthors of Tracks in the Sky: Wildlife and Wetlands of the Pacific Flyway (1987). John C. Sawhill is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Nature Conservancy.
From Library Journal:
This large-format book combines 170 predominantly color photographs by Blake with text by Steinhart, also collaborators on Tracks in the Sky: Wildlife and Wetlands of the Pacific Flyway (Chronicle, 1987). An area with a surprising amount of biodiversity, the Mexican/ American border region is coming under increasing pressure from developers, migrants, and residents attempting to eke out a living from scarce resources. The concise, insightful text is well integrated with spectacular photos of wildlife and landscape, elevating the work from mere "coffee-table book" status. Because Steinhart makes it clear that solving the region's problems will require the participation of local residents and government officials, it is ironic that the photos exclude people. Succeeding on both aesthetic and scholarly levels, this work includes a handy species list with common and scientific names for plants and animals. Essential for regional and subject collections and highly recommended for all others.
Tim Markus, Evergreen State Coll. Lib., Olympia, Wash.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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