"Mammals of Mount McKinley National Park" by Adolph Murie is a scientific exploration of the diverse mammals residing in Alaska's Mount McKinley National Park, detailing their behaviors, living spaces, and relationships within the park's environment. The book starts with a thoughtful introduction, showcasing the importance of national parks, especially Mount McKinley, in protecting wild animals and the environment. It points out how animals and plants are connected in the park’s ecosystem, emphasizing their freedom. The book explains its goal to deeply examine many mammal species, like grizzly bears, moose, and caribou, and hints at their important jobs in the park’s environment, setting the stage for a closer look into the lives of North American mammals in their untouched homes.
Mammals of Mount McKinley National Park
By Adolph Murie
A captivating journey into the Alaskan wilderness reveals the secret lives and crucial roles of the park's mammals, from bears to caribou, within a thriving ecosystem.
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About the AuthorAdolph Murie, the first scientist to study wolves in their natural habitat, was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist who pioneered field research on wolves, bears, and other mammals and birds in Arctic and sub-Arctic Alaska. He was also instrumental in protecting wolves from eradication and in preserving the biological integrity of the Denali National Park and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In 1989 Professor John A. Murray of the English Department at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks received an NEH grant to inventory the extensive Adolph Murie written and slide archives at Rasmusson Library in the Arctic and Polar Collection. He wrote a forty-page report and biographical narrative of Adolph Murie, which remains unpublished but which is in his papers.
Adolph Murie, the first scientist to study wolves in their natural habitat, was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist who pioneered field research on wolves, bears, and other mammals and birds in Arctic and sub-Arctic Alaska. He was also instrumental in protecting wolves from eradication and in preserving the biological integrity of the Denali National Park and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In 1989 Professor John A. Murray of the English Department at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks received an NEH grant to inventory the extensive Adolph Murie written and slide archives at Rasmusson Library in the Arctic and Polar Collection. He wrote a forty-page report and biographical narrative of Adolph Murie, which remains unpublished but which is in his papers.
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