Presents an illustrated guide to the mammals of Texas, and includes distribution maps, physical descriptions and the life histories of one hundred and eighty species of that make the state of Texas their home.
This book will give Texans a close and authoritative view of how their land once looked. More importantly, it will tell them what has happened to their wildlife heritage and what they might do to protect it in the future.
Illustrated with 150 striking photographs, this comprehensive handbook provides an up-to-date account of all the native species and five introduced species - ninety in all - that occur in the region east of the Balcones Fault Zone.
Given in honor of District Governor Hugh Summers and Mrs. Ahnise Summers by the Rotary Club of Aggieland with matching support from the Sara and John H. Lindsey '44 Fund, Texas A & M University Press, 2004.