Randall D Reeves

Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins

The Sierra Club Handbook of Seals and Sirenians

The Sea World Book of Dolphins

The Bottlenose Dolphin

Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Eastern North Pacific and Adjacent Arctic Waters: A Guide to Their Identification

National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World

Distribution and Migration, Exploitation, and Former Abundance of White Whales

Cetaceans of Canada

Walker's Marine Mammals of the World

From the giant bottlenosed whale and the West Indian manatee to the crabeater seal and hourglass dolphin, from the pygmy sperm whale to the spotted-necked otter, marine mammals are among the most fascinating—and most watched—of the earth's many animal species. Some, such as dolphins, are known for t...

National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World (National Audubon Society Field Guides)

The National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World describes in fascinating detail all 120 species of the world's whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals and sea lions, manatees, Marine and Sea Otters, and the Polar Bear. Written by a team of experts and featuring more than 320 illustratio...

Pacific Lady: The First Woman to Sail Solo across the World's Largest Ocean (Outdoor Lives)

It was an age without GPS and the Internet, without high-tech monitoring and instantaneous reporting. And it was a time when women simply didn’t do such things. None of this deterred Sharon Sites Adams. In June 1965 Adams made history as the first woman to sail solo from the mainland United States t...

Biology and Conservation of Freshwater Cetaceans in Asia (IUCN Species Survival Commission Occasional Paper)

This compilation brings together current information on the status of Asian freshwater cetacean populations, the factors that have caused their recent declines, and what can be done to improve their chances for survival. Includes papers on water development issues, the Yangtze River Dolphin (Baiji),...

The Sierra Club Handbook of Seals and Sirenians

This companion to the highly successful Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins includes the pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses), sirenians (manatees, dugongs, and sea cows), otters (sea and marine only), and the polar bear. The text offers definitive information on every animal, includin...

The Bottlenose Dolphin

Because of their exposure in marine parks, movies, and television as well as their presence in tropical and warm-temperature waters around the world, bottlenose dolphins are among the most familiar of marine mammals. Since they are relatively easy to obtain and they thrive in captivity, these dolphi...

Marine Mammal Research: Conservation beyond Crisis

Marine mammal conservation presents a number of challenges for scientists and other stakeholders, especially using natural resources in ways that avoid crisis management. Scientists play the special role of providing vital information to decision makers to help them understand long-term consequences...

Conservation and Management of Marine Mammals

Emphasizing the diverse issues surrounding the conservation of marine mammals, 31 experts review the history, current status, and future implications of national and international marine mammal legislation, the concept of ecosystem management, interactions of marine mammals with fisheries, and publi...