Wildlife Guide
8 total works
Australia is one of the few travel destinations worldwide where almost all visitors want to view wildlife kangaroos and koalas, of course, but, increasingly, other animals as well: parrots, bowerbirds, dangerous saltwater crocodiles, large ground lizards called monitors or 'goannas' and the colorful marine life of the Great Barrier Reef. This book provides you with all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Australia's magnificent animal and plant life. Identification and location information on the most frequently seen animals. This title includes full-color illustrations of nearly 650 of Australia's most common fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. It includes up-to-date information on the ecology, behavior, and conservation of profiled animals.
Traveller's Wildlife Guide: Brazil, Amazon and Pantanal
by David Pearson and Les Beletsky
Published 30 June 2001
The Brazilian Amazon region holds a very special place in the minds of the world is nature lovers as a vast wilderness of tropical forest splendor; and, southern Brazil's Pantanal area, an immense wetland, has a well-deserved reputation for its tremendous wildlife-viewing opportunities. Eco-travellers to these regions want to experience tropical forests and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife: toucans and parrots, monkeys and anteaters, frogs and toads, crocodiles and snakes. In this book is all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Brazil's magnificent animal and plant life.
Most travellers to Belize and Northern Guatemala want to experience lush tropical forests and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife: toucans and parrots, hummingbirds and hawks, monkeys and big cats, frogs and toads, crocodiles and snakes. You will find in this book all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about the region's magnificent animal life: identification and location information on the most frequently spotted animals; full-colour illustrations of nearly 500 of Belize's most common insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals; up-to-date information on the ecology, behavior, and conservation of the pictured families of animals; information on the habitats of Belize and Guatemala and and on the most common plants you will encounter; a section on Belize's famous coral reef and on the underwater animals most divers and snorkelers actually see; and, brief descriptions of the region's most frequently visited parks and reserves. Easy to carry, beautifully illustrated - you will want to have this book as constant companion on your journey.
Traveller's Wildlife Guide to Florida
by Fiona Sunquist, Mel Sunquist, and Les Beletsky
Published 1 November 2007
Travellers go to Florida for sun, sand, surf and visits to the state's world famous theme parks, but increasingly also to explore Florida's incredible natural attractions: stunning subtropical scenery, wonderful walking and bird-watching trails, exceptional fishing, boating, and canoeing, the wet wilderness of Everglades National Park, continental US' only coral reefs, and glimpses of exotic wildlife. This book has all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Florida's magnificent animal, plant, and sea life.
Thailand holds a special place in the minds of the world's nature-lovers as a paradise of splendid tropical forests, untrammelled ocean beaches, and spectacular underwater coral grottos. This book provides all the information a visitor would need to find, identify, and learn about Thailand's magnificent animal and plant life.
Travellers to Hawaii go for sun, sand, and surf, but increasingly leave the beach for part of their stay to explore the islands' incredible natural attractions: stunning mountain scenery, wonderful hiking trails, glimpses of birds-many of them highly endangered-that occur nowhere else on earth. This book contains all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about the region's magnificent animal life. It includes: full-color illustrations of about 475 of Hawaii's most common fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and plants-including essentially every bird species that occurs in the main Hawaiian Islands; information on Hawaii habitats and on the most common plants visitors encounter; information on the underwater animals most snorkelers and divers actually see, and on the region's whales and dolphins; and, descriptions of the region's most frequently visited parks and reserves. Easy to carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated - you will want to have this book as constant companion on your journey.
Most nature travellers to Southern Mexico and the Yucatn Peninsula, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco want to experience tropical forests and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife: toucans and parrots, hummingbirds and hawks, monkeys and anteaters, frogs and toads, crocodiles and snakes. This book provides all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about the regionis magnificent animal life. Information on how to locate and identify the most frequently seen animals as well as the ecology and conservation of these species. Color illustrations of about 550 of the most common fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals n the species you are most likely to see.
Most travellers to Costa Rica want to experience its lush tropical forests and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife; toucans and parrots, hummingbirds and hawks, monkeys and big cats, frogs and toads, crocodiles, and (yes) snakes. This title includes Identification, distribution, and conservation information on Costa Rica's frequently spotted animals; full-colour illustrations of nearly 350 of Costa Rica's most common amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals; up-to-date information on the ecology, behavior, and conservation of pictured the families of animals; information on habitats and on the most common plants you will encounter; brief descriptions of Costa Rica's most frequently visited parks and reserves; and, information on ecotourism in general and on conservation in Costa Rica. Easy to carry, beautifully illustratedoyou will want to have this book as constant companion on your journey.