Bay Area Wildlife

An Irreverent Guide

Jeff Miller, Obi Kaufmann

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English

Heyday Books
19 February 2025

Conservation of the environment; Wildlife: general interest

Learn about the wildlife of the Bay Area from a lifelong protector of endangered species, and enjoy the wild ride.

Jeff Miller's quirky guide to the coolest animal neighbors in the Bay Area will have you gawking at elk, whooping with cranes, and crowning yourself a crossing guard for newts before you know it. Join Jeff on a local safari to meet more than sixty species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and insects, and discover the fascinating and sometimes bizarre mating, feeding, and athletic antics of our most charismatic animals.

Portraits by Obi Kaufmann, the renowned conservationist artist who created The California Field Atlas, bring each animal to vivid life alongside fun facts, comical photos, and maps to help you scope out the best spots to find your furred, feathered, slimy, and slithery friends. Imbued with the author's deep compassion for the well-being of our local fauna, Bay Area Wildlife reveals why each of these creatures matters, as well as the threats that loom over our region's incredible biodiversity.

By: Jeff Miller
Illustrated by: Obi Kaufmann
Imprint: Heyday Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781597146630
ISBN 10: 1597146633
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 19 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Jeff Miller is the founder of the Alameda Creek Alliance and has served as executive director since 1997. Jeff also works with the Center for Biological Diversity on media, outreach, writing endangered species listing petitions, and working on biodiversity issues and endangered species protection throughout California. He lives in Ashland, OR. Obi Kaufmann is the author and illustrator of The California Field Atlas (2017), The State of Water (2019), The Forests of California (2020), The Coasts of California (2022), and The Deserts of California (2023), all published by Heyday.

Reviews for Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide

"Praise for Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide: ""Breezy to read, bite-sized accounts of fascinating creatures, be they colossal or minute, obvious or clandestine, slimy or sinewy, and furred, feathered or finned, hold the reader's attention. This lovingly irreverent perspective on this rich and diverse area will assuredly captivate, astonish, educate, and always entertain."" —Keith Hansen, author of Birds of Point Reyes ""Jeff Miller, a leading advocate for wild nature in the region, writes without stuffiness. He deploys ageless archetypes, then segues to the science."" —Ken Brower, author of Wake of the Whale ""A fun and easy guide to get to know many of the fascinating and diverse fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals (and even nudibranchs) of the Bay Area. Combining playful descriptions with excellent natural history observations, this book belongs in every nature-lover's library."" —Laura Cunningham, author of A State of Change ""The Blazing Saddles of wildlife guides."" —Jolene Griffith, Jeff's mom"