Beth Pratt, wildlife advocate and author, has worked in environmental leadership roles for over thirty years, and in two of the country’s largest national parks: Yosemite and Yellowstone. Pratt leads the National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign to build the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing outside of Los Angeles. Her innovative conservation work has been featured by the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, BBC World Service, CNN, CBS This Morning, the Los Angeles Times, Men’s Journal, the Guardian, NPR, AP News, and more. She is also the author of I Heart Wildlife and When Mountain Lions are Neighbors. Beth makes her home outside of Yosemite, her “north star," with her dogs and cats, and the mountain lions, bears, foxes, frogs, and other wildlife that frequent her backyard.  Robb Hirsch studied ecology and worked as a field biologist for the California State Parks, USGS, and private biology firms prior to his nature photography career. He publishes his images in books, calendars and magazines and leads photography workshops throughout the Sierra Nevada. His primary focus is using quality imagery for outreach, education and conservation, facilitating a deeper appreciation of the natural world. Robb is the author/photographer of The Nature of Yosemite: A Visual Journey. He and his wife, Regina, own Mountain Sage, a gallery-café-plant nursery in the Yosemite gateway community of Groveland, CA, where he lives.

• CONTENTS Preface: The Wonder of Yosemite Wildlife From the Photographer                                                                    Introduction: A Legacy for the Future of Yosemite Wildlife 1 Rock Stars: Life on Big WallsBatsMount Lyell SalamanderPeregrine FalconWhite-Throated SwiftGolden EagleRingtailRed-Breasted NuthatchCalifornia KingsnakesSierran TreefrogYosemite Cave PseudoscorpionBushy-Tailed Woodrat 2 An Ode to Yosemite’s Black Bear: A Wild Bear Is a Beautiful Sight to See 3 High Country Marvels: Wildlife with an AltitudeAmerican PikaClark’s NutcrackerYellow-Bellied MarmotYosemite ToadGray-Crowned Rosy FinchFairy ShrimpMountain BluebirdBelding’s Ground SquirrelMountain Pocket GopherSooty GrouseGolden-Mantled Ground SquirrelMountain ChickadeeSierra Nevada Yellow-Legged FrogJackrabbitsAlpine ChipmunkMount Lyell ShrewSierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep 4 The Magic of Alpine Butterflies: Small but MightyCalifornia TortoiseshellPainted LadyAnise SwallowtailLustrous CopperSierra Nevada BlueEdith’s CheckerspotSierra Nevada ParnassianIvallda ArcticSierra Green SulphurSandhill Skipper 5 Mountaineering Mule Deer: Talented and Resilient Travelers 6 In the Land of Giant Sequoias: Dwellers of the ForestsDouglas Squirrel (Chickaree)Long-Horned Wood-Boring BeetleSteller’s JayWestern TanagerNorthern Pacific RattlesnakeSpotted OwlNorthern Flying SquirrelWestern Fence LizardGolden-Crowned KingletCalifornia Ground SquirrelAlligator LizardAmerican GoshawkLodgepole ChipmunkMountain QuailTrowbridge’s ShrewBatsWhite-Headed WoodpeckerRed-Breasted SapsuckerFisher 7 Native Cats: Feline Survivors of the Ice AgeMountain LionBobcat 8 Songbirds of Yosemite: A Sierra Symphony of Avian MusiciansCassin’s FinchBlack-Headed GrosbeakSong SparrowCanyon WrenOak TitmouseHermit ThrushPine SiskinYellow-Rumped WarblerWhite-Crowned SparrowWestern Wood-PeeweeSpotted TowheeHummingbirds 9 Yosemite’s Waterworlds: The Life AquaticWestern Pond TurtleAmerican DipperRiver OtterNative FishNorth American BeaverGreat Blue HeronSierra NewtDuck, Geese, and Other WaterfowlOspreyDragonfliesBlack SwiftCalifornia Red-Legged FrogWillow Flycatcher The Great Gray Owl: A Ghost with Origins in the North 10 Charismatic Canines: Wild Dogs of the SierraSierra Nevada Red FoxGray FoxCoyoteGray Wolf 11 Miscellany: Some Other Animal Friends You May Make in YosemiteAcorn WoodpeckerAmerican RobinBadgerBald EagleBeesBig-Eared WoodratBrush RabbitCalifornia CondorCalifornia Pink GlowwormCalifornia Sister ButterflyCalifornia Scrub-JayCalifornia QuailCalifornia ToadCobalt Milkweed BeetleCommon RavenDark-eyed JuncoDeer MouseEnsatinasGarter SnakesGreat Horned OwlLong-Tailed WeaselMonarch ButterflyNorthern FlickerNorthern Pygmy-OwlPileated WoodpeckerPorcupineRaccoonRain BeetleRed-Tailed HawkSagebrush LizardSandhill CraneSierra Nevada Mountain BeaverSkinksSkunksTarantula and Tarantula HawkTurkey VultureViolet-Green SwallowWestern Black Carpenter AntWestern BluebirdWestern Gray SquirrelWhite-Lined Sphinx MothWolverine Learn More Acknowledgments About the Author and the Photographer Notes Bibliography and Further Reading Index

GOLD WINNER - 2026 Independent Book Publishers Association Book Awards, Nature/Environment category“Pratt’s book is designed to be more than a coffee-table tome. Each chapter features stories, facts and intimate insights about a different animal. The book isn’t necessarily meant to be read cover to cover. Rather, she was inspired by the encyclopedias she got lost in as a child. Paired with hundreds of photos from naturalist-photographer Robb Hirsch, as well as archival images, natural history and research, her storytelling transports readers into a world they don’t often have access to.” —Gabrielle Cannon, The Guardian"From the cute but ferocious river otter to the gliders of the night, the Humboldt's flying squirrel, this striking book is the first comprehensive work in more than a century dedicated to the park's animal kingdom." —Associated Press"With more than 300 images, Yosemite Wildlife is also rich in Pratt's accessible prose; this thorough survey of observations and storytelling is designed to update a 1924 publication for the historical record. As a beautifully produced, large-format, glossy presentation, it also exhibits Pratt's and Hirsch's expertise and passion for a place that is much more than just its famous geology and dramatic scenery. With plentiful archival records, historical images, and personal stories from park staff and naturalists, it's an informative document as well as a stunning visual feast. . . . Exquisite.” —Julia Kastner of pagesofjulia for Shelf Awareness

Beth Pratt, wildlife advocate and author, has worked in environmental leadership roles for over thirty years, and in two of the country’s largest national parks: Yosemite and Yellowstone. Pratt leads the National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign to build the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing outside of Los Angeles. Her innovative conservation work has been featured by the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, BBC World Service, CNN, CBS This Morning, the Los Angeles Times, Men’s Journal, the Guardian, NPR, AP News, and more. She is also the author of I Heart Wildlife and When Mountain Lions are Neighbors. Beth makes her home outside of Yosemite, her “north star," with her dogs and cats, and the mountain lions, bears, foxes, frogs, and other wildlife that frequent her backyard.  Robb Hirsch studied ecology and worked as a field biologist for the California State Parks, USGS, and private biology firms prior to his nature photography career. He publishes his images in books, calendars and magazines and leads photography workshops throughout the Sierra Nevada. His primary focus is using quality imagery for outreach, education and conservation, facilitating a deeper appreciation of the natural world. Robb is the author/photographer of The Nature of Yosemite: A Visual Journey. He and his wife, Regina, own Mountain Sage, a gallery-café-plant nursery in the Yosemite gateway community of Groveland, CA, where he lives.

• CONTENTS Preface: The Wonder of Yosemite Wildlife From the Photographer                                                                    Introduction: A Legacy for the Future of Yosemite Wildlife 1 Rock Stars: Life on Big WallsBatsMount Lyell SalamanderPeregrine FalconWhite-Throated SwiftGolden EagleRingtailRed-Breasted NuthatchCalifornia KingsnakesSierran TreefrogYosemite Cave PseudoscorpionBushy-Tailed Woodrat 2 An Ode to Yosemite’s Black Bear: A Wild Bear Is a Beautiful Sight to See 3 High Country Marvels: Wildlife with an AltitudeAmerican PikaClark’s NutcrackerYellow-Bellied MarmotYosemite ToadGray-Crowned Rosy FinchFairy ShrimpMountain BluebirdBelding’s Ground SquirrelMountain Pocket GopherSooty GrouseGolden-Mantled Ground SquirrelMountain ChickadeeSierra Nevada Yellow-Legged FrogJackrabbitsAlpine ChipmunkMount Lyell ShrewSierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep 4 The Magic of Alpine Butterflies: Small but MightyCalifornia TortoiseshellPainted LadyAnise SwallowtailLustrous CopperSierra Nevada BlueEdith’s CheckerspotSierra Nevada ParnassianIvallda ArcticSierra Green SulphurSandhill Skipper 5 Mountaineering Mule Deer: Talented and Resilient Travelers 6 In the Land of Giant Sequoias: Dwellers of the ForestsDouglas Squirrel (Chickaree)Long-Horned Wood-Boring BeetleSteller’s JayWestern TanagerNorthern Pacific RattlesnakeSpotted OwlNorthern Flying SquirrelWestern Fence LizardGolden-Crowned KingletCalifornia Ground SquirrelAlligator LizardAmerican GoshawkLodgepole ChipmunkMountain QuailTrowbridge’s ShrewBatsWhite-Headed WoodpeckerRed-Breasted SapsuckerFisher 7 Native Cats: Feline Survivors of the Ice AgeMountain LionBobcat 8 Songbirds of Yosemite: A Sierra Symphony of Avian MusiciansCassin’s FinchBlack-Headed GrosbeakSong SparrowCanyon WrenOak TitmouseHermit ThrushPine SiskinYellow-Rumped WarblerWhite-Crowned SparrowWestern Wood-PeeweeSpotted TowheeHummingbirds 9 Yosemite’s Waterworlds: The Life AquaticWestern Pond TurtleAmerican DipperRiver OtterNative FishNorth American BeaverGreat Blue HeronSierra NewtDuck, Geese, and Other WaterfowlOspreyDragonfliesBlack SwiftCalifornia Red-Legged FrogWillow Flycatcher The Great Gray Owl: A Ghost with Origins in the North 10 Charismatic Canines: Wild Dogs of the SierraSierra Nevada Red FoxGray FoxCoyoteGray Wolf 11 Miscellany: Some Other Animal Friends You May Make in YosemiteAcorn WoodpeckerAmerican RobinBadgerBald EagleBeesBig-Eared WoodratBrush RabbitCalifornia CondorCalifornia Pink GlowwormCalifornia Sister ButterflyCalifornia Scrub-JayCalifornia QuailCalifornia ToadCobalt Milkweed BeetleCommon RavenDark-eyed JuncoDeer MouseEnsatinasGarter SnakesGreat Horned OwlLong-Tailed WeaselMonarch ButterflyNorthern FlickerNorthern Pygmy-OwlPileated WoodpeckerPorcupineRaccoonRain BeetleRed-Tailed HawkSagebrush LizardSandhill CraneSierra Nevada Mountain BeaverSkinksSkunksTarantula and Tarantula HawkTurkey VultureViolet-Green SwallowWestern Black Carpenter AntWestern BluebirdWestern Gray SquirrelWhite-Lined Sphinx MothWolverine Learn More Acknowledgments About the Author and the Photographer Notes Bibliography and Further Reading Index

GOLD WINNER - 2026 Independent Book Publishers Association Book Awards, Nature/Environment category“Pratt’s book is designed to be more than a coffee-table tome. Each chapter features stories, facts and intimate insights about a different animal. The book isn’t necessarily meant to be read cover to cover. Rather, she was inspired by the encyclopedias she got lost in as a child. Paired with hundreds of photos from naturalist-photographer Robb Hirsch, as well as archival images, natural history and research, her storytelling transports readers into a world they don’t often have access to.” —Gabrielle Cannon, The Guardian"From the cute but ferocious river otter to the gliders of the night, the Humboldt's flying squirrel, this striking book is the first comprehensive work in more than a century dedicated to the park's animal kingdom." —Associated Press"With more than 300 images, Yosemite Wildlife is also rich in Pratt's accessible prose; this thorough survey of observations and storytelling is designed to update a 1924 publication for the historical record. As a beautifully produced, large-format, glossy presentation, it also exhibits Pratt's and Hirsch's expertise and passion for a place that is much more than just its famous geology and dramatic scenery. With plentiful archival records, historical images, and personal stories from park staff and naturalists, it's an informative document as well as a stunning visual feast. . . . Exquisite.” —Julia Kastner of pagesofjulia for Shelf Awareness

Beth Pratt, wildlife advocate and author, has worked in environmental leadership roles for over thirty years, and in two of the country’s largest national parks: Yosemite and Yellowstone. Pratt leads the National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign to build the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing outside of Los Angeles. Her innovative conservation work has been featured by the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, BBC World Service, CNN, CBS This Morning, the Los Angeles Times, Men’s Journal, the Guardian, NPR, AP News, and more. She is also the author of I Heart Wildlife and When Mountain Lions are Neighbors. Beth makes her home outside of Yosemite, her “north star," with her dogs and cats, and the mountain lions, bears, foxes, frogs, and other wildlife that frequent her backyard.  Robb Hirsch studied ecology and worked as a field biologist for the California State Parks, USGS, and private biology firms prior to his nature photography career. He publishes his images in books, calendars and magazines and leads photography workshops throughout the Sierra Nevada. His primary focus is using quality imagery for outreach, education and conservation, facilitating a deeper appreciation of the natural world. Robb is the author/photographer of The Nature of Yosemite: A Visual Journey. He and his wife, Regina, own Mountain Sage, a gallery-café-plant nursery in the Yosemite gateway community of Groveland, CA, where he lives.

• CONTENTS Preface: The Wonder of Yosemite Wildlife From the Photographer                                                                    Introduction: A Legacy for the Future of Yosemite Wildlife 1 Rock Stars: Life on Big WallsBatsMount Lyell SalamanderPeregrine FalconWhite-Throated SwiftGolden EagleRingtailRed-Breasted NuthatchCalifornia KingsnakesSierran TreefrogYosemite Cave PseudoscorpionBushy-Tailed Woodrat 2 An Ode to Yosemite’s Black Bear: A Wild Bear Is a Beautiful Sight to See 3 High Country Marvels: Wildlife with an AltitudeAmerican PikaClark’s NutcrackerYellow-Bellied MarmotYosemite ToadGray-Crowned Rosy FinchFairy ShrimpMountain BluebirdBelding’s Ground SquirrelMountain Pocket GopherSooty GrouseGolden-Mantled Ground SquirrelMountain ChickadeeSierra Nevada Yellow-Legged FrogJackrabbitsAlpine ChipmunkMount Lyell ShrewSierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep 4 The Magic of Alpine Butterflies: Small but MightyCalifornia TortoiseshellPainted LadyAnise SwallowtailLustrous CopperSierra Nevada BlueEdith’s CheckerspotSierra Nevada ParnassianIvallda ArcticSierra Green SulphurSandhill Skipper 5 Mountaineering Mule Deer: Talented and Resilient Travelers 6 In the Land of Giant Sequoias: Dwellers of the ForestsDouglas Squirrel (Chickaree)Long-Horned Wood-Boring BeetleSteller’s JayWestern TanagerNorthern Pacific RattlesnakeSpotted OwlNorthern Flying SquirrelWestern Fence LizardGolden-Crowned KingletCalifornia Ground SquirrelAlligator LizardAmerican GoshawkLodgepole ChipmunkMountain QuailTrowbridge’s ShrewBatsWhite-Headed WoodpeckerRed-Breasted SapsuckerFisher 7 Native Cats: Feline Survivors of the Ice AgeMountain LionBobcat 8 Songbirds of Yosemite: A Sierra Symphony of Avian MusiciansCassin’s FinchBlack-Headed GrosbeakSong SparrowCanyon WrenOak TitmouseHermit ThrushPine SiskinYellow-Rumped WarblerWhite-Crowned SparrowWestern Wood-PeeweeSpotted TowheeHummingbirds 9 Yosemite’s Waterworlds: The Life AquaticWestern Pond TurtleAmerican DipperRiver OtterNative FishNorth American BeaverGreat Blue HeronSierra NewtDuck, Geese, and Other WaterfowlOspreyDragonfliesBlack SwiftCalifornia Red-Legged FrogWillow Flycatcher The Great Gray Owl: A Ghost with Origins in the North 10 Charismatic Canines: Wild Dogs of the SierraSierra Nevada Red FoxGray FoxCoyoteGray Wolf 11 Miscellany: Some Other Animal Friends You May Make in YosemiteAcorn WoodpeckerAmerican RobinBadgerBald EagleBeesBig-Eared WoodratBrush RabbitCalifornia CondorCalifornia Pink GlowwormCalifornia Sister ButterflyCalifornia Scrub-JayCalifornia QuailCalifornia ToadCobalt Milkweed BeetleCommon RavenDark-eyed JuncoDeer MouseEnsatinasGarter SnakesGreat Horned OwlLong-Tailed WeaselMonarch ButterflyNorthern FlickerNorthern Pygmy-OwlPileated WoodpeckerPorcupineRaccoonRain BeetleRed-Tailed HawkSagebrush LizardSandhill CraneSierra Nevada Mountain BeaverSkinksSkunksTarantula and Tarantula HawkTurkey VultureViolet-Green SwallowWestern Black Carpenter AntWestern BluebirdWestern Gray SquirrelWhite-Lined Sphinx MothWolverine Learn More Acknowledgments About the Author and the Photographer Notes Bibliography and Further Reading Index

GOLD WINNER - 2026 Independent Book Publishers Association Book Awards, Nature/Environment category“Pratt’s book is designed to be more than a coffee-table tome. Each chapter features stories, facts and intimate insights about a different animal. The book isn’t necessarily meant to be read cover to cover. Rather, she was inspired by the encyclopedias she got lost in as a child. Paired with hundreds of photos from naturalist-photographer Robb Hirsch, as well as archival images, natural history and research, her storytelling transports readers into a world they don’t often have access to.” —Gabrielle Cannon, The Guardian"From the cute but ferocious river otter to the gliders of the night, the Humboldt's flying squirrel, this striking book is the first comprehensive work in more than a century dedicated to the park's animal kingdom." —Associated Press"With more than 300 images, Yosemite Wildlife is also rich in Pratt's accessible prose; this thorough survey of observations and storytelling is designed to update a 1924 publication for the historical record. As a beautifully produced, large-format, glossy presentation, it also exhibits Pratt's and Hirsch's expertise and passion for a place that is much more than just its famous geology and dramatic scenery. With plentiful archival records, historical images, and personal stories from park staff and naturalists, it's an informative document as well as a stunning visual feast. . . . Exquisite.” —Julia Kastner of pagesofjulia for Shelf Awareness