For each species of mammal, the book provides a physical description and detailed information on distribution, habitat, and behavior. A keen observer of animal life, Maser relates his own encounters in the wild - from a rare, firsthand description of how shrews hunt and kill their prey to a tour of a mountain beaver's burrow - to help readers better understand the animals he has come to know. Maser delves into the secrets of how mammals live and explores the dynamic relationships between mammals and their habitats. Mammals of the Pacific Northwest provides a fascinating natural history of the region's wildlife. It is illustrated with over one hundred photographs of mammals and their tracks, dens, nests, and young.