Monday, November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Skylight Books, Los Angeles
 **The first comprehensive book in more than a century dedicated entirely to Yosemite's remarkable wild animal world.** Countless books have been written about Yosemite National Park's renowned scenery, yet as incredible as it is to us, **Half Dome is also somebody's home.** Social media is flooded with people all over the world sharing their excitement about the antics of the park's distinctive residents: black bears causing traffic in "bear jams," mule deer grazing in Ahwahnee Meadow, and coyotes sauntering in the shadow of El Capitan. _Yosemite Wildlife_ goes beyond the field guides and offers extensive portraits of the park's creatures--a remarkable new publication sure to be welcomed by the more than 4 million annual park visitors and anyone interested in the Sierra Nevada. **Beth Pratt**, wildlife advocate and author, has worked in environmental leadership roles for over thirty years, and in two of the country’s largest national parks: Yosemite and Yellowstone. Pratt leads the National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign to build the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing outside of Los Angeles. Her innovative conservation work has been featured by the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, BBC World Service, CNN, CBS This Morning, the Los Angeles Times, Men’s Journal, the Guardian, NPR, AP News, and more. She is also the author of I Heart Wildlife and When Mountain Lions are Neighbors. Beth makes her home outside of Yosemite, her “north star," with her dogs and cats, and the mountain lions, bears, foxes, frogs, and other wildlife that frequent her backyard.