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Proceeds from books and CD published by NGOS will support ongoing whale research and conservation in southern Alaska.
Books published by NGOS
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Killer whales of southern Alaska Summary: In 1899 the noted naturalist C. Hart Merriam was struck by the dramatic presence of killer whales in southwestern Prince William Sound. The dorsal fins of the males were "standing like huge stumps above the water," he recounted after his first close encounter. In 1976, just a few miles from where Merriam filed his account, we made the observations of killer whales that marked the beginning of our long-term study. With the guidance of the late Dr. Michael Bigg, we based our work on the repeated identification of individual whales. In this volume, we present some of the results of this work, including a catalogue of individual whales arranged in their extended family groups. [read more] The transients of southeastern Alaska are not included in this book, but are in our colleagues' book: "Transients". |
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An observer's guide to the killer whales of Prince William
Sound Summary: This book is for those who would like to know more about Prince William Sound's killer whales. For more than a decade, the locally based research and education group, the North Gulf Oceanic Society (NGOS), has conducted and sponsored research on killer whale populations in Prince William Sound. This book not only chronicles their important discoveries but also captures the excitement of the discovery process itself. In these pages, the reader is invited to join this dedicated handful of scientists as they pursue their research attempting to understand the complex lives of this most fascinating and often maligned species. [read more] |
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A catalog of Prince William Sound killer whales by Kathy Heise, Graeme Ellis and Craig Matkin Published in 1992 Price: US$6 (postpaid)  |
Books published by our Canadian colleagues
You can also get some other interesting books from our colleagues in British Columbia, Canada:
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Killer whales: the natural history and genealogy of Orcinus
orca in British Columbia and Washington State Available from The Clamshell or from Amazon.com. |
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Transients: mammal-hunting killer whales of British Columbia,
Washington, and southeastern Alaska Available from The Clamshell or from Amazon.com. |