White as a Ghost: Winter Ticks & Moose

Author: Dr. Bill Samuel

Synopsis
In this book, Dr. Samuel brilliantly combines science and day-to-day language to provide insight into what is known and not known, about winter ticks, a unique and nasty pest of a Canadian icon, the moose. The book:
– Offers new, never recorded research on winter tick adaptations,
– Propels us into the issues of managing ticks by managing moose numbers,
– Provides an in-depth review of their biological make-up and their effects on moose populations while answering the question of why ghost moose sightings are particularly common.

This 100-page book is full of photos, charts, diagrams, and the fun, easy-to-read format makes it a great resource for hunters, wildlife officers, students and you.