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The Cougar Almanac: A Complete Natural History of the Mountain Lion

The Cougar Almanac: A Complete Natural History of the Mountain Lion
By Robert H. Busch

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A close-up look at one of the last great predators of North America.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #318391 in Books
  • Published on: 2004-06-01
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 160 pages

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From the Back Cover

The Cougar Almanac is a thorough study of one of the most misunderstood of all the big cats also known as pumas, mountain lions, and panthers. Cougars are not only one of the last of North America's large predators, but also, with the exception of wolves, the most controversial. Elusive and shrouded in myth, the cougar is as fascinating as it is difficult to observe.
This book is the most comprehensive natural history of the cougar ever written, exploring distribution, behavior, biology, habitat, and conservation, with examinations of the near extinct Florida panther, and the Eastern cougar, which was thought to have been hunted to extinction long ago.
As human development pushes deeper into the wilderness, a growing concern about clashes with cougars has become frighteningly real. What will become of our big cat? Only education will offer hope of understanding how humans and wild animals can coexist in an increasingly shared habitat. The Cougar Almanac is a vital contribution to the literature regarding the largest wild cat of North America.


About the Author

Robert H. Busch is the author of eight books on natural history, including The Wolf Almanac, a best-selling selection of the Natural Science Book Club, and The Cougar Almanac. His writing has appeared in Nature Canada, Wildlife Conservation, Discovery, Country Journal, Grolier 1998 Anthology of Best Science Writing, and many others.

Customer Reviews

Everything you wanted to know about cougars5
This is a wonderful book! I've always been interested in cougars and now that they are showing up in my state where they haven't been spotted for a hundred years, I find the cats even more intriguing. Mr. Busch has written a great book and good pictures too!

short but sweet4
Although this almanac is a bit on the short side, it is packed with information on the cougar, including a lot of information not found elsewhere. The photos are good, and the maps are fine, but it is the colorful writing that caught my eye on this one. Many almanacs are dry dry dry. This is one is not and should be purchased by anyone who loves the big cats.

author is biased towards houndsmen and hunters of pumas1
buy a copy of harley shaw's "soul among lions" and you will have a better understanding of the puma's role in the west