This beautiful full-color book features photos, illustrations and range maps, as well as notes on conservation status, quick ID, similar species and more. The rugged coasts of British Columbia and Alaska offer some of the best whale-watching opportunities in the world. Our fjords, straits and sounds are prime habitat for 38 species of marine mammals, and people come from all over for close-up views of Orcas, Gray Whales, Humpback Whales and Dall's Porpoises.