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Field Guide to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises of North America
Series: Bloomsbury Naturalist
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Practical and portable, this is the ultimate field guide for any whale-watcher in North America. This outstanding field guide provides the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date coverage of the whales, dolphins and porpoises that occur off the coasts of North America. Packed with accurate illustrations –...
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Practical and portable, this is the ultimate field guide for any whale-watcher in North America
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Practical and portable, this is the ultimate field guide for any whale-watcher in North America.
This outstanding field guide provides the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date coverage of the whales, dolphins and porpoises that occur off the coasts of North America.
Packed with accurate illustrations – complete with detailed annotations pointing out significant field marks – Field Guide to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises of North America covers all 54 species and every subspecies that occurs in the region.
Many of the world’s most respected whale biologists have collaborated on the concise text, which is packed with helpful identification tips from cetacean expert Mark Carwardine. The text is accompanied by up-to-date distribution maps for each species.
Beautifully designed to ensure critical information is quickly accessible, this is an indispensable resource that every whale-watcher in the USA, Mexico or Canada will be carrying out to sea in search of these awesome mammals.
Series: Bloomsbury Naturalist
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399424417
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 January 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Wildlife
Illustration: Packed with colour illustrations and distribution maps
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 214.0mm
Weight: 380g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Mark Carwardine is a zoologist, wildlife photographer, whale-watch operator and an active and outspoken conservationist, with a special interest in cetaceans. His TV series include BBC’s Last Chance to See with Stephen Fry, and for many years he presented the weekly half-hour programme Nature on BBC Radio 4. Mark has written more than 50 books on wildlife and conservation, including the Handbook of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises and Mark Carwardine's Guide to Whale Watching in North America.
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