Creatures of change : an album of Ohio animals
Ohio was once covered by a thick forest and populated by a great variety of animals. However, the effects of native settlement upon animal species varied widely, and the fortunes of many rose and fell. This is an examination of 200 years of wildlife in Ohio.
Print Book, English, ©1998
Kent State University Press, Kent, Ohio, ©1998
viii, 273 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm
9780873385855, 0873385853
37518744
The frontier wars. Man's best enemy: the wolf. Furbearers
Decline and recovery. Amphibious architect: the beaver. A respectable bird; the wild turkey. The trouble with Bambi. Waterfowl back from the brink: Canada geese and wood ducks
Mixed effects. Owl: socercer, spirit-bird, predator. Snakes. Fire lizard: the humble salamander. Frogs and toads are friends. Darters. Bright shiners. Butterflies. Spiders: laying for flies and bugs
The opportunists. Coyote arrives. The racoon: nature's artful dodger. Nature's confectionar: the honey bee