The northeastern seaboard of North America, extending from Labrador to Cape Cod, was the first region of North America to suffer from human exploitation. Farley Mowat informs the extensive historical and biological research with his direct experience living in and observing this region. When it was first published nearly thirty years ago, Sea of Slaughter served as a catalyst for environment reform, raising awareness of the decline and destruction of marine and coastal species. Today, it remains a prescient and chilling environmental classic, serving, now as ever, as a haunting reminder of the impact of human interest on the natural world.

"The objective of this report is to provide BLM [Bureau of Land Management] personnel with the latest and most up-to-date information on rare or endangered species occurring on the public domain"--Page 1.

A comprehensive study of cougars that documents more than 150 cougar attacks on humans, discusses how they are threatened by human civilization, and examines the political policies designed to protect their habitat.