Wildlife of the North: Animals of the High Latitudes of North America and Europe

The Arctic is the largest wilderness on Earth, and this book showcases the wild survivors of the great ice age, including Polar and Alaska Brown bears, big wild sheep, caribou, cougars, whales, orcas, narwhals, beluga whales, wolves, golden and bald eagles, and walrus. The text explains why the creatures have evolved to look and behave the way they do and why we need to slow climate change, reduce poisons, and habitat loss to save bird populations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 30 October 2023
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

The Arctic is widely recognized as the most pristine wilderness on Earth, as conveyed by wildlife guide and photographer Hälle Flygare. This captivating book showcases a stunning collection of photographs featuring birds and mammals from the high country and the far north. Collaborating on this project are two renowned biologists, Valerius Geist and Geoff Holroyd, along with two experienced nature photographers, Hälle Flygare and Wayne Lynch. Through their vivid portrayals and detailed descriptions, they bring to life the wild survivors of the ancient ice age.

Prior to this era, the now-temperate regions were teeming with colossal creatures such as woolly mammoths, enormous bison, short-faced bears, American cheetahs, ground sloths, gigantic beavers, and deer adorned with 4-meter-wide antlers. However, even in our modern times, the term "North" still carries a sense of grandeur. This book showcases a diverse range of Arctic fauna, including Polar and Alaska Brown bears, majestic wild sheep, caribou, and cougars. It also features magnificent whales, such as orcas, narwhals, and beluga whales, as well as wolves, golden and bald eagles, and walruses. Additionally, the book showcases the smaller Arctic mammals and birds, including Arctic foxes, hares, otters, geese, loons, and ptarmigan.

The backdrop of this visual journey varies from snow-covered landscapes to the breathtaking hues of a northern autumn, adorned with scarlets, golds, and blues of coastal waters. The text combines factual explanations of the evolutionary processes that have shaped these creatures' appearance and behavior with revelatory insights. It emphasizes the urgent need to address climate change, reduce environmental poisons, and preserve habitats to mitigate the decline in bird populations. Recognizing the significance of population decline for humans on Planet Earth, the book offers practical solutions and actions that we can undertake to safeguard and preserve the natural world.

Weight: 1150g
Dimension: 253 x 255 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780228104551