RETURN OF ROYALTY: WILD SHEEP IN NORTH AMERICA. Dale E. Toweil and Valerius Geist.

1999 1st edition. Oblong 4to (245 x 247mm). Ppx,214. Colour photographs throughout, sketches by Ken Carlson, maps, bibliography, pictorial end-papers. Silver-gilt pictorial blue cloth.

"...the all-time low of 9,000 bighorn sheep in 1960 has been replaced today by an impressive number of 70,000 sheep. This remarkable recovery has been documented in a new book by two widely-respected wildlife biologists (Drs. Dale E. Toweill and Valerius Geist) and provides fascinating accounts of the decline and recovery of North American wild sheep in every state or province where wild herds exist. ...a wealth of condensed information on wild sheep evolution, behaviour and management, ...includes state-by-state accounts of each race of sheep; historic numbers; transplants and restoration efforts; and present day numbers and distribution".