The Last Refuge of the Mt. Graham Red Squirrel: Ecology of Endangerment

by John L. Koprowski and H. Reed Sanderson

When the University of Arizona announced plans to build observatories on Mt. Graham, atop the Pinaleño Mountains, the construction was seen as a potential threat to an isolated species found only on this sky island. The Mt. Graham red squirrel was declared "endangered" by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Legal action required the university to provide funds for research and monitoring the Mt. Graham red squirrel. This book is derived from a symposium...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816527687
• ISBN13: 9780816527687
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"