Reflections of a Whale-Watcher. Indiana University Press, 1995. This book is a personal exploration of the natural history and whales, of Baja California, Mexico.
Crossing Alaska. Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, 1997. Take a photographic and literary journey down the 800-mile Trans- Alaska Pipeline from Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's Arctic coast to Port Valdez on Prince William Sound.
Water: Worlds Between Heaven and Earth. Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1999. Immerse yourself in Water, its physical and chemical properties, its beauty, its literary references, and its ecology--backed up by Art Wolfe's incredible images.
The Living Wild Wildlands Press, 2000. Edited by Michelle Gilders, photography by Art Wolfe, essays by Jane Goodall, George Schaller, Richard Dawkins, William Conway, and John Sawhill. This stunning book takes a look at the past, present, and future of conservation.
The Nature of Great Apes Greystone Books, 2000. A close look at gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans. Stunning photographs and an insightful up-to-date text.
Primal Forces Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, 2000. Photography by David and Marc Muench. Earth, air, fire, and water, as seen through the eyes of two of the United States' best photographers, with essays and captions that weave science and mythology together in seamless prose.
The Natural History of an Arctic Oil Field Academic Press, 2000. This volume presents for the first time in peer-reviewed format a synopsis of technical knowledge aboutwildlife and fish populations and their habitats in the giant petroleum complex that surrounds Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. My chapter (Chapter 2) deals with the scale of North Slope oil development.
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