Articles and Web Sites about Jim and His Work
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Winter: An Ecological Handbook |
"A nourishing book for anyone who looks at winter with an inquisitive mind" - Spokane Chronicle |
"One excellent source for understanding how animals (including man) survive frigid conditions ..." - Gary Gerhardt, Rocky Mountain News |
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"The book is full of useful information about the physical phenomena of winter, the adaptations of organisms to winter, how to deal with winter's dangers as well as joys." - Arctic And Alpine Research |
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"Their book highly recommended for every library (even those in southern climates), is a splendid informative look at life and living in environments where winter means cold, often forbidding weather." - Academic Library Book Review |
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A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America |
"...the man who can track a ghost over bare rock." - Field and Stream |
"... consider(ed) the best text of its kind ever published" - New York Times | |
"... quite simply the best book ever written on the subject." - Mother Earth News | |
"... the best tracking guide I have ever seen." - Wyoming Wildlife | |
"... may be the most useful new work on the subject in 30 years." - Outside | |
Yellowstone Wolves in the Wild |
"Photographically rich." - Washington Post |
"Pretty outstanding and very accurate. (Halfpenny) puts all the scientific research into common language. He filled it with personal observations. The Stories really personalize what happened." - Ed Bangs, Wolf Recovery Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | |
"This is the first book on what wolves have accomplished how wolves interact with other species." - Bob Crabtree, Chief Scientist, Yellowstone Ecological Research Center | |
"Jim tells the true tales." - Dr. Doug Smith, Wolf Project Leader, Yellowstone National Park | |
"The book is breathtaking! For anyone who has traveled to Yellowstone in recent years and seen the wolves, this book is must reading." - National Wildlife Federation | |
"It's fabulous." - Defenders of Wildlife | |
"Captivating and thoroughly fascinating." - Big Sky Journal | |
"Extraordinarily compelling." - Bozeman Daily Chronicle | |
"A great collection of photographs and a compelling story." - Jackson Hole News | |
"Absolutely beautiful." - Wolf Magazin, Germany | |
Yellowstone Bears in the Wild |
"...as entertaining as it is informative--and a very strongly recommended addition to school and community library ..." - Willis Buhle, Reviewer's Bookwatch |
Scat and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains |
Winner of the 1999 National Outdoor Books award! |
Scat and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains |
"...invaluable for tracking many wildlife species." - Sharon Wootoon, Outdoor Books |
more to be added | |
Articles below contain information about Jim
Articles about Cougars |
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The Beast in the Garden. By David Baron. 2004. Check out David's web site by clicking here |
Book of the Month. Stalked! Amazing Animal Attacks. Based on David Baron's The Beast in the Garden. Nov. 2003. |
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Articles about Polar Regions |
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Bozeman Chronicle. 1994. Polar Passion. |
Outdoor Photographer. Galen Rowell. 1995. Polar to the People. Outdoor Photographer 11(6):34-36,105-106. | ||
Articles about Winter |
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Sierra -Frank Lowenstein. 1988. Mastering Winter. Jan/Feb: 124-128. |
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Web Sites with Information about Jim
At these webs sites you may need to search for Jim Halfpenny |
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Tracking Class (by Leslie) |
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YellowstoneAssociation.org (check out classes) |
Vedauwoo.org (check out history) |
NdakinnaCenter.org (check out wilderness skills) |
JamesBruchac.com (venture through Jim's site) |
YellowstonePark.com (search for Jim) |
BeastInTheGarden.com (cougar/human interactions) |
KatmaiBears.com (check out guides) |
Univ. of Wisconsin, Whitewater (Cougar Ecology Digital - pdf) |
WildernessAwareness.org (adult tracking intensive) |
DistinctlyMontana.com (Five Great Things To Do In Winter) |
Young Scientist Discovery Education (Teton Science School) |
CenterForWildlifeInformation.org (ReadingRoom - bears) |
WolfTracker.com (wolf reading list) |
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Tracking Clubs - koransky.com/Trackers/TrackerClubs.html |
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Bear Creek Council (climate change) |
Money from Wolf Restoration - (ForWolves.org/ralph) |
WillisGreinerPhoto.com (wolf watching) |
more to be added |