San Diego is the most biologically rich county in the continental U.S. according to the Nature Conservancy. Scott Tremor, Author of San Diego County Mammal Atlas
The 1st Journal Estelle Darcy Imagine living in a county with the greatest diversity ofBymammals of any 24 September, 2014 county in the United States. Now imagine this county also experiences
immense stress through human expansion and climate change. But despite this, imagine there was no comprehensive guide to those mammals' identification, distribution, natural history, or conservation challenges.
That was San Diego County --- before 2017. That December, the San Diego County Mammal Atlas was published through a partnership among various agencies and local organizations. More than a decade in the making, the 432-page, full-color book is now the definitive guide to the mammals of San Diego County. It covers the biology of all 91 terrestrial species and 31 inshore marine visitors known to have occurred here since 1769. Scott Tremor, a Mammologist at the San Diego Natural History Museum, was the principal author and editor of the Atlas. He specializes in surveying for and identifying southern California mammals, and his expertise, especially with rare rodents, spans Southern California and the Baja California Peninsula. This local experience and Scott's relationships with the experts in the region were essential to bringing this important book to life, which relies on historical and current survey data that he gathered over many years.
