Notebooks, circa 1896-1897 : vol. III, Copper Island, 1897

Related Titles

Contained In: Leonhard Stejneger Papers, 1753, 1867-1943

Series: SIA RU007074

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1897

Notes

This diary contains Stejneger's notes from his research in various locations in Bering Island and Copper Island in 28 August to 27 September 1897. Pages are numbered 301 to 350. Stejneger documents daily events and describes his surroundings often noting weather conditions. In this notebook, he describes his efforts to access pup seal mortality in multiple locations on Bering Island. He describes the amount of dead seals, and notes that he was approached and asked to stop his assessment. A table of seals killed is also included with dates and localities.

Subjects

Beringa, ostrov , Diary , Field notes , International Fur-Seal Commission , Mednyy, Ostrov , Northern fur seal , Russia , Zoologists

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.141615