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Seal Bibliography and Links

Bibliography

  • Banfield, A.W. The Mammals of Canada. Buffalo, New York: University of Toronto Press, 1974, pp. 369-72.
  • Bonner, W. Nigel. The Natural History of Seals. New York: Facts of File Publications, 1990.
  • Chapman, Joseph and George A. Feldhammer, eds. Wild Mammals of North America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982.
  • Gaskin, D.E. Whales, Dolphins, and Seals. Hong Kong: Heinemann Educational Books, 1972.
  • Haley, Delphine, ed. Marine Mammals. Seattle: Pacific Search PRess, 1978.
  • Harrison, R.J. and Judith E. King. Marine Mammals. Lond: Hutchinson & Co., Ltd. 1980.
  • King, Judith E. Seals of the World. Second edition. New York: Comstock Publishing Associates, 1983.
  • Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Mammals of the World, Volume 2. Fifth edition. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University PRess, 1991. pp. 1266-74.
  • Reeves, Randall R., Brent S. Steward, and Stephen Leatherwood. The Sierra Club Handbook fo Seals and Sirenians. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1992.
  • Ridgway, Sam H., ed. Mammals of the Sea, Biology and Medicine. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, 1972.
  • Ridgway, Sam H., and Richard J. Harrison, eds. Handbook of Marine Mammals, Volume 2: Seals. London: Academic Press, 1981.
  • Riedman, Marianne. The Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990.
  • Scheffer, Victor B. Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses, a Review of the Pinnipedia. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1958.
  • Yochem, Pamela K. Brent S. Stewart, Robert L. DeLong, and Douglas P. DeMaster. "Diel Haul-out Patterns and Site Fidelity of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) on San Miguel Island, California, in Autumn." Marine Mammal Science 3 (4), 1987, pp. 323-332.

Books for Young Readers

  • Baker, Lucy. Seals. New York: Puffin Books, 1990.
  • Brown, Joseph E. Wonders of Seals and Sea Lions. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1976.
  • Darling, Louis. Seals and Walruses. New York: William Morrow and Co., 1955.
  • Field, Nancy and Sally Machlis. Discovery Marine Mammals. A Learning and Activity Book. Third printing. Corvallis, Oregon: Dog-Eared publications, 1989.
  • Goudey, Alice E. Here Come the Seals. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957.
  • Grace, Eric S. Seals. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1991.
  • Martin, Rafe and David Shannon. They Boy Who Lived With Seals. New York: G.P. Putnam and Sons, 1993 (fiction).
  • Petty, Kate. Baby Animals. Seals. New York: Gloucester Press, 1990.
  • Selsam, Millicent E. and Joyce Hunt. A First Look at Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses. New York: Walker and Company, 1988.
  • Soler, Joelle. Animal Close-ups - The Seal, Furry Swimmer. Watertown, Massachusetts: Charlesbirdge, 1990.
  • Wexo, John Bonnett. ZooBooks 2: Seals, Sea Lions and Walruses. San Diego: Wildlife Education, Ltd., 1985.

 

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Bibliography and links

Northwest Marine Mammal Stranding Network- Washington

Marine Mammal Protection Act

Sharing the Shore with Harbor Seal Pups in the Pacific Northwest

Viewing Marine Mammals in the Wild

Whale Watching Guidelines (PDF)

Boater Education Guidelines: Best Practices for Viewing Marine Wildlife (PDF)

Marine Mammal Center

SanFransico Harbor Seals and Links

Alaska Dept of Fish & Game - Harbor Seal Info

Seal Conservation Society

Puget Sound Water Quality Team (PSWQT) Puget sound Ambient Monitoring Program

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National Marine Mammal Laboratory

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