Mammals of the North Woods - Paperback

by Roger Powell (Author)

From the massive moose to the miniscule mole, 68 species of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan mammals are described in vivid detail by mammalogist Roger Powell of Ely, Minnesota. Roger is a Professor Emeritus of North Carolina State University with a broad range of expertise from Black Bears to fishers to weasels. All native (and introduced species) are covered from lynx to Least Chipmunk, from wolf to Woodland Jumping Mouse and from Snowshoe Hare to Short-tailed Shrew. Every page will provide an "aha" moment and an exclamation of "I didn't know that " You thought you knew our northern mammals... until you read this book

Author Biography

Roger Powell is Professor Emeritus of North Carolina State University. He is the author of The Fisher: Life History, Ecology & Behavior, and he has spent more than 40 years studying and researching mammals in the field, including 20 years of studying Black Bears. When he isn't writing, Roger spends his time working on a project to return Fishers to the Sierra Nevada Mountains of northern California. Roger lives in Ely, MN.