Kentucky Wildlife: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species

With a rich and varied patchwork of grasslands, hardwood forests, wetlands, and mountains, Kentucky hosts a diverse assemblage of animals, including stand-outs like White-tailed Deer, Virginia Opossum, Sandhill Crane, and numerous species of salamanders. For many people, animals represent the face of a landscape, and it helps to get acquainted with the most familiar wildlife with a portable reference like Kentucky Wildlife. This beautifully illustrated guide features 140 common mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, butterflies, and other insects as well as an ecoregion map showing over 20 wildlife-viewing hotspots and learning sites. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, 12-panel folding pocket guide is a fitting companion for educators, learners, naturalists, birders, and wildlife enthusiasts who wish to forge a deeper connection with the land by getting to know its attendant animals and peering more closely into the fascinating lives they lead. Made in the USA.

Zoologist Jim Kavanagh has made a career out of introducing novices to plants, animals, the sciences and world cultures. In addition to creating over 500 simplified nature guides, he has also authored guides to languages, cities and outdoor skills. An avid traveler and backpacker, Kavanagh’s path has taken him around the world to many remote destinations including the upper Amazon, Africa, Australia, and the Arctic Circle (and this is just the As). He is also the author of a series of state-specific guides to common species and natural attractions and a children’s book on evolution.