The Wild Sheep
portrait of John Muir, conservationist, naturalist, writer,
Here the early naturalist-writer glorifies the mountain sheep, or bighorn, of the
Sierra Nevada. In Muir's time (1881 is the date of this writing), sheep were still to be
seen on his High Sierra rambles. He notes the distribution of sheep and their various
species as well as their physical characteristics, and he also describes their mountain
home where they lived, "the happy wanderers, perhaps relishing the beauty as well as
the taste of the lovely flora on which they feed." But as always his finest sections
are where he describes the sheep themselves and how they move about on cliff walls, fine
four-legged mountaineers. Today, park and wildlife agencies are reestablishing populations
of wild sheep in the Sierra Nevada and elsewhere, and we may thank Muir in part for this,
as his writing helped keep our appreciation alive for them. Reviewed by Chief Park
Naturalists at Yosemite and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Period engravings. 32 pages.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-017-7. ISBN-13:
978-0-89646-017-1. Order #: VIST0017 paper$3.95
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