2012 • 142 pages • Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-60949-225-0
Cape Cod of yesteryear was wild—untamed and raw—from feather, fur, to fin. Hundreds of glacial-carved freshwater ponds sustained wild creatures...
This first-ever book on human attitudes and actions toward wildlife on Cape Cod includes chapters on invasive species, songbirds, birds of prey, freshwater fish restoration, whales, and other cetaceans, along with gorgeous colored pics.
A compelling foreword by Mark Pokras, D.V.M., of Tufts University is complemented by a thought-provoking Introduction by Thomas French, Ph.D., with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.
The only owl species with brown eyes, these barred owls received conditioning at the Cape Wildlife Center before their return to the woodlands. Image courtesy of Heather Fone.
After it was struck by a car in Mashpee, this red fox was rehabilitated at the Cape Wildlife Center before release back to the wild. Image courtesy of Heather Fone.
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Banner image: After their mother was killed in the wild, these rescued infant opossums came of age in the animal orphanage at the Cape Wildlife Center before returning to native woodlands. Courtesy of Heather Fone.
