Wild Catalina Island

Natural Secrets and Ecological Triumphs

Frank J. Hein, Carlos De La Rosa

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History Press
26 March 2013

A year-round escape for one million annual tourists,Catalina Island is gaining popularity as a world-class eco-destination.

Eighty-eight percent of the island is under the watch of the Catalina IslandConservancy, which preserves, manages and restores the island's unique wildlands. Bison, foxes and bald eagles are its best-known inhabitants, butCatalina is home to more than sixty other animal and plant species that existnowhere else on earth. And they are all within the boundaries of one of theworld's most populous regions: Los Angeles County. Biologists Frank Hein andCarlos de la Rosa present a highly enjoyable tour through the fascinatingorigins, mysterious quirks and ecological victories of one of the West Coast'smost remarkable places.

By: Frank J. Hein, Carlos De La Rosa
Imprint: History Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9781609496630
ISBN 10: 1609496639
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 26 March 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The former director of conservation for the Catalina Island Conservancy, Carlos de la Rosa is director of the La Selva Biological Station operated by the Organization for Tropical Studies in Costa Rica. A native of Venezuela, he specialized as a biologist in aquatic freshwater insects. He holds a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Pittsburgh. Frank Hein is the director of education for the Catalina Island Conservancy. He has been a bald eagle trapper and tracker, nature exhibit designer, bison biologist, and fisheries biologist working with endangered Chinook salmon in Northern California. He earned a Master's degree in environmental policy and management from the University of Denver.