Author: Andrews WilkinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alligators
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
The Alligator Hunters of Louisiana
Author: Andrews WilkinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alligators
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
A Wetland Biography
Author: Gay M. GomezPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292788932
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Louisiana's Chenier Plain is a 2,200-square-mile region of marshes and oak-covered ridges (cheniers) that stretches along the Gulf of Mexico from Sabine Lake to Vermilion Bay. Its inhabitants, some 6,000 people of Cajun and other ancestries, retain strong economic and cultural ties to the land and its teeming wildlife. They call it paradise...but it is a vulnerable paradise. In this multifaceted study, Gay Gomez explores the interaction of the land, people, and wildlife of the Chenier Plain, revealing both the uniqueness of the region and the challenges it faces. After describing the geography and history of the Chenier Plain, Gomez turns to the lifeways of its people. Drawing on their words and stories, she tells how the chenier dwellers combine modern occupations with traditional pursuits such as alligator and waterfowl hunting, fur trapping, and fishing. She shows how these traditions of wildlife use provide both economic incentives for conservation and a source of personal and place identity. This portrait of a "working wetland" reveals how wildlife use and appreciation can give rise to a stewardship that balances biological, economic, and cultural concerns in species and habitat protection.
Louisiana Conservationist, Vol. 33
Author: Department of Wildlife and FisheriesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781332912643
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Excerpt from Louisiana Conservationist, Vol. 33: July August, 1981 Instead of scales, sharks have skin overed with what biologists call dermal denticles. It is the same sub stance shark teeth are made from. Consequently, a shark scraping against a swimmer could cause an abrasion similar to a brush-bum that could aecome infected if not properly treated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Alligator's Life History
Author: E. A. McIlhennyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The Century
Author: The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer
Author: Scribner's Monthly, an Illustrated Magazine for the People
Author: When I Was an Alligator
Author: Gayle WebrePublisher: University of Louisiana
ISBN: 9781946160669
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A curious Cajun girl imagines herself as a series of animals, birds, and insects of the wetlands, delighting in the habits and habitat of each.
Uniquely Louisiana
Author: Donna LoughranPublisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781403444929
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
What do the images on Louisiana's state seal stand for? How is Louisiana's state government organized? What is a Mardi Gras celebration like? You can find the answers to these questions and more in this book, which contains all kinds of fun and fascinating facts and features that help make Louisiana a one-of-a-kind place. You will also find information about Louisiana's unique system of laws. You will learn about the different kinds of music that started in Louisiana, such as jazz and zydeco, and the different cultures that help make Louisiana unique. Also, get the recipe for gumbo! And, you will find out about Louisiana's many lighthouses. Plus, there are maps to help you find your way around the state.
Tales of a Louisiana Duck Hunter
Author: Fielding LewisPublisher: Pelican Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565549432
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This collection of short stories-all personal experiences of the author-details the differences of hunting in Louisiana as opposed to other states. One can gain insight into the state, its wildlife, its different ways of duck hunting, and its landscape. There are humorous accounts of hunting dogs, character studies of hunters and woodsmen, and examples of good duck hunting. Find out the difference between a marsh and a swamp-there is one. Relive the sighting of the ivory-billed woodpecker-thought to be extinct. Most sportsmen will find that the various chapters provide them with pertinent information for the enjoyment of this outdoor sport. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Fielding Lewis's love of hunting began at the age of six when his grandmother gave him his first BB gun. He spent much of his teen years hunting and observing wildlife and nature with his father. After marrying and returning from the air force, he worked as a mill lumber inspector and plant operator. He purchased a lumberyard that he operated for thirteen years. After selling the lumberyard, he became the editor of a small weekly newspaper in Franklin, Louisiana. His ability to express himself in the written word blossomed into this, his first book, a result of ten years of note taking.