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Books on African Mammals, Herps, Butterflies, Conservation & Travel
Including Madagascar & other Indian Ocean Islands
 Steve
Woodhall. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. 464
pages. Over 1800 photographs. Struik 2005.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Torben B. Larsen. The Butterflies of West
Africa. 2 volumes. Apollo Books 2005. More than 1,000 pages.
125 plates illustrating 3,900 individual butterflies. When the
author started work on this book ten years ago, it was generally
believed that there were about 1,000 species of butterflies in
the area from Senegal to the Cameroon border. This book includes
1,450 species. The author has described 100 species new to
science. He has tried to cram into the pages his field
experiences of walking more than 5,000 km through the best
remaining natural habitats in Africa.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Torben B. Larsen. Hazards of Butterfly
Collecting. 256 pages. Cravitz Printing Company Ltd 2004.
Larsen is the author of Butterflies of Egypt, Butterflies of
Kenya, and Butterflies of Western Africa.
UK |
DE |
FR |
 Mark
Andrews. Mammals of Africa. Collins Illustrated
Checklist. 304 pages. 80 color plates. HarperCollins 2004.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
 Richard
Hoath. A Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt. 236 pages.
American University in Cairo Press 2004.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
 Steven
M. Goodman & Jonathan P. Benstead (eds.) The Natural History
of Madagascar.
Details. 1,760 pages. University of Chicago Press, 2004.
More than twice the size of the only other book of this type,
Daniel Janzen's Costa Rican Natural History (Chicago
1983). An exceptional and comprehensive reference which enables
any reader to catch up with the latest discoveries and
developments in Madagascar natural history. My recommended
graduation gift for any student seriously interested in nature.
US |
UK |
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CA |
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| Mike Picker, Charles Griffith & Alan Weaving.
Field Guide to the Insects of South Africa. 440 pages.
Color photographs of more than 1,100 species. Struik 2002.
UK |
| Jonathan Kingdon. The Kingdon Field Guide to
African Mammals. 488 pages. Fine color plates. Poyser and
Princeton University Press 1997.
US |
UK |
| Chris & Tilde Stuart. Field Guide to the
Mammals of Southern Africa. 272 pages. Color photos. Struik.
2nd edition, 1995.
US |
UK |
| Peter Apps (ed.) Smithers' Mammals of
Southern Africa: A Field Guide. Illustrated by Clare Abbott,
Penny Meakin & Noel Ashton. Southern Book Publishers. Revised
edition, 1996.
US |
UK |
| Heike Schutze. Field Guide to the Mammals of
Kruger National Park. 219 pages. Struik 2002.
UK |
| Martin B. Withers & David Hosking. Wildlife
of East Africa. Covers 475 common species. 256 pages. 400
color illustrations. Collins Traveler's Guides & Princeton U.
Press 2002.
US |
UK |
| Richard D. Estes. The Safari Companion: A
guide to watching African mammals, including hoofed mammals,
carnivores & primates. 459 pages. Chelsea Green. Revised
edition, 1999.
US |
UK |
| David Andrew & Susan Rhind. Watching
Wildlife: East Africa. 336 pages. Lonely Planet. March,
2001.
US |
UK |
| Peter Alden. NAS Field Guide to African
Wildlife. (same as Collins Photo Guide: African Wildlife).
988 pages. 577 color photos. Knopf 1995.
US |
UK |
| Mike Unwin. Southern African Wildlife: A
Visitor's Guide. 288 pages. Bradt 2003.
US |
UK |
| John D. Skinner & R.H.N. Smithers. The
Mammals of the Southern African Subregion. I have Smithers'
first edition (1983), which was excellent, and the revised
edition is even better, with new plates by Dick Findlay. The
best reference on the mammals of Southern Africa, with the best
illustrations. 771 pages. 38 color plates. Struik. Revised
edition, 1991.
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UK |
 Susan
Lyndaker Lindsey, Mary Neel Green & Cynthia L. Bennett. The
Okapi: Mysterious animal of Congo-Zaïre. 140 pages.
University of Texas Press 1999.
US |
UK |
| Christophe Boesch & Hedwige
Boesch-Achermann. The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest (Côte
d'Ivoire): Behavioural ecology & evolution. 328 pages.
Oxford University Press 2000.
US |
UK |
| Martha M. Robbins, Pascale Sicotte & Kelly J.
Stewart (eds.) Mountain Gorillas: 30 years of research at
Karisoke. 448 pages. Cambridge University Press 2001.
US |
UK |
| Scott Creel & Nancy Marusha Creel. The
African Wild Dog: Behavior, Ecology & Conservation. 392
pages. Princeton University Press 2002.
US |
UK |
| Gus Mills (ed.) & Les Hex (photographer).
The Complete Book of Southern African Mammals. 356 pages.
Struik 1997.
US |
UK |
Nick Garbutt. Mammals of Madagascar. 224
pages. Illustrated with photographs. Pica Press & Yale
University Press 1999.
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UK
Field Guide version. 304 pages. Helm 2006.
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UK |
DE |
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CA |
| Russell A. Mittermeier, William R. Konstant,
Frank Hawkins, Edward E. Louis, Olivier Langrand, Jonah
Ratsimbazafy, Jorg U. Ganzhorn, Serge Rajaobelina, Ian
Tattersall and David M. Meyers. Lemurs of Madagascar.
Conservation International. Second edition 2006.
Details |
Order form (pdf). Illustrated by Stephen D. Nash. 356 pages.
ISBN: 1881173887. |
| J-J Peter & J-H van der Sloot. Lemurs of
Madagascar and the Comoros. CD-ROM. Biodiversity Center of
ETI, 2000.
US |
| Stephen Spawls, Kim Howell,
Robert C. Drewes & James Ashe. A Field Guide to the
Reptiles of East Africa. All the reptiles of Kenya,
Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda & Burundi. Nearly 500 color photos. 500
pages. Poyser & Princeton University Press 2001.
US |
UK |
| Stephen Spawls, Kim Howell & Robert C. Drewes.
Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa. Covers the most
prominent 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians. 144 pages. Poyser &
Princeton University Press 2006.
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UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Bill Branch. Field Guide to the Snakes and
Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. 368 pages. 600 color
photos. Struik. 3rd edition, 1998.
US |
UK |
| Alan Channing. Amphibians of Central and
Southern Africa. 448 pages. Cornell University Press, 2001.
US |
UK |
| Neville I. Passmore & Vincent C. Carruthers.
South African Frogs: A Complete Guide. I have the first
edition, and it's the best frog book I've ever seen. 324 pages.
Color photos.
Details. Southern Book Publishers. 2d edition, 1995.
US |
UK |
| Vincent C. Carruthers. Frogs & Frogging in
Southern Africa. 96 pages, plus CD with 50 frog calls. Color
photos. Struik, 2001.
UK |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Henkel & Wolfgang Schmidt.
Amphibians & Reptiles of Madagascar, the Mascarenes, the
Seychelles & the Comoros Islands. Krieger Publishing
Company. 1st English edition, 2000. 324 pages.
US |
UK |
| Graham A. Henning, Stephen F. Henning, John G.
Joannou & Stephen E. Woodhall. Living Butterflies of Southern
Africa: Biology, Ecology & Conservation. Volume 1:
Hesperiidae, Papilionidae & Pieridae. Umdaus Press 1997.
Prospectus. A 5-volume set is planned. This is one of the
best butterfly books published to date. Most illustrations are
field photos of butterflies in natural positions. 406 pages.
About 600 color photos.
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UK |
DE |
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CA |
| E.L.L. Pringle, G.A. Henning & J.B. Ball (eds.)
Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa. The most
complete coverage of southern African butterflies thus far, but
like most other butterfly books, written by museum entomologists
and useless for field identification by butterfly watchers.
Contains the last 15 of the superb life history plates by Clark
that were not published in Van Son (4 vols) or Clark & Dickson.
800 pages. 170 plates. Cloth in slipcase. Struik. 2d edition,
1994.
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UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Torben B. Larsen. The Butterflies of Kenya
and their natural history. 500 pages, including 10-page
update to the 1991 hardcover edition. 64 color plates of mounted
specimens, mostly half specimens. Oxford University Press, 1996
(1991).
UK |
| L.E.O. Braack. A Field Guide to Insects of
Kruger National Park. Struik, 1991.
US |
| Keith Coates Palgrave. Revised and updated by
Meg Coates Palgrave Trees of Southern Africa. New
Holland. New edition 2002. 1212 pages.
US |
UK |
| Chris Stuart & Tilde Stuart. Guide to
Southern Africa Game & Nature Reserves. 360 pages. Struik.
4th edition, 1997.
US |
| Brian Johnson Barker. The National Parks and
Other Wild Places of Southern Africa. 176 pages. New
Holland. 1999.
US |
UK |
| Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to the
Game Parks & Nature Reserves of Southern Africa. Fine
"coffee table" book covers more than 800 sites. 423 pages. 3d
edition, 1997. |
| Joseph James Shomon. Wild Edens: Africa's
premiere game parks and their wildlife. 288 pages. Texas A&M
University Press. 1998.
US |
UK |
| L.E.O. Braack. A Visitor's Guide to Kruger
National Park. Struik. 4th edition, 1996.
US |
| L.E.O. Braack. Globetrotter Travel Guide:
Kruger National Park. 128 pages. New Holland. 2d edition,
2000.
US |
UK |
| Hilary Bradt, Derek Schuurman & Nick Garbutt.
Madagascar Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide. 138 pages. Bradt.
Revised edition, 2001.
US |
UK |
| Peter Tyson. The Eighth Continent: Life,
Death & Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar. 368
pages. Avon Books 2000.
US |
UK |
| Shiva Naipaul. North of South: An African
Journey. One of the most entertaining travel books of the
20th Century. 352 pages. Penguin reprint 1996 (1978).
US |
UK |
| Redmond O'Hanlon. No Mercy: A journey to the
heart of the Congo. 462 pages. Vintage Books 1998.
US |
UK |
| Helen Winternitz. East Along the Equator: A
journey up the Congo and into Zaïre. 274 pages. Atlantic
Monthy Press 1987.
US |
UK |
| Kevin Kertscher. Africa Solo: A journey
across the Sahara, Sahel and Congo. 220 pages. Softcover
Steerforth Press 1987.
US |
UK |
| Tom Sheppard. Vehicle-dependent Expedition Guide. For
extended out-back trips beyond the scope of this page. 548
pages. Desert Winds. 2nd edition 2003. Also, see the
4x4 Overland
Forum.
UK |
| Chris Scott. Sahara Overland: A route &
planning guide. Morocco, Mauritania, Libya, Mali, Tunisia,
Algeria, Niger, Chad, Egypt. 576 pages. Trailblazer Publications
2000.
US |
UK |
| Charlie Shackell & Illya Bracht. Africa By
Road. Bradt 2001.
US |
UK |
| Alan Mountain & Michael Brett. Touring Atlas
of Southern Africa. 192 pages. Struik 1997.
US |
UK |
| Hilary Bradt. Madagascar: The Bradt Travel
Guide. 384 pages. Bradt. 7th edition, 2002.
US |
UK |
| Chris McIntyre. Botswana: The Bradt Travel
Guide. 320 pages. Bradt 2002.
US |
UK |
| Mike Main. African Adventurer's Guide to
Botswana. 304 pages. Struik 2002.
UK |
| Camerapix. Spectrum Guide to Zimbabwe.
364 pages. Struik. Revised edition, 2001.
US |
UK |
| Philip Briggs. Malawi: The Bradt Travel
Guide. 272 pages. Bradt. 3rd edition, 2003.
US |
UK |
| Philip Briggs. Mozambique: The Bradt Travel
Guide. 240 pages. Third edition, 2002.
US |
UK |
| Philip Briggs. Tanzania: The Bradt Travel
Guide. 640 pages. Bradt. 4th edition 2002.
US |
UK 5th Edition 2006:
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UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Philip Briggs. Uganda: The Bradt Travel
Guide. 304 pages. Bradt. 4th edition, 2003:
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UK |
| Janice Booth & Philip Briggs. Rwanda: The
Bradt Travel Guide. 272 pages. Bradt. Second edition, 2004.
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UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Philip Briggs. Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel
Guide. 560 pages. Bradt. 4th edition, 2005.
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UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Jim Hudgens and
Richard Trillo. West Africa: The Rough Guide. 1312 pages.
The best West Africa guidebook. 4th ed. 2003.
US |
UK |
| Stuart Butler. Benin: The Bradt Travel
Guide. Bradt 2006.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Philip Briggs. Ghana: The Bradt Travel
Guide. 368 pages. Bradt. 2d edition, 2001.
US |
UK |
| Jolijn Geels. Niger: The Bradt Travel Guide.
Bradt 2006.
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UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Katrina Manson & James Knight. Burkina Faso:
The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt 2006.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Ross Velton. Mali: The Bradt Travel Guide.
320 pages. Bradt. Second edition, 2004.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Lyn Mair, Lynnath Beckley. Seychelles: The
Bradt Travel Guide. 224 pages. Bradt 2001.
US |
UK |
| Royston Ellis, Alexandra Richards, Derek
Schuurman. Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion. The Bradt Travel
Guide. 320 pages. 5th edition 2002.
US |
UK 6th edition 2006:
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UK |
DE |
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CA |
| David Else & Heather Tyrrell. Zanzibar: The
Bradt Travel Guide. 304 pages. Bradt. 5th edition, 2002.
US |
UK Chris McIntyre. 6th Edition 2006.
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UK |
DE |
FR |
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| Craig Emms & Linda Barnett. The Gambia: The
Bradt Travel Guide. 272 pages. Bradt 2001.
US |
UK 2nd edition 2006:
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| Andrew Burke. The Gambia & Senegal. 384
pages. Lonely Planet. 2nd edition, 2002.
US |
UK |
| Tom Parkinson & Matt Phillips. Kenya.
416 pages. Lonely Planet. 6th edition, 2006.
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UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Heidi Edsall, Paula Hardy & Mara Vorhees.
Morocco. 492 pages. Lonely Planet. 7th edition, 2005.
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UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
| Matt Fitzpatrick. Mozambique. 200 pages.
Lonely Planet. 2000.
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UK |
| Deanna Swaney. Namibia. 320 pages.
Lonely Planet. 2002.
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UK |
| Paul Greenway & Deanna Swaney. Botswana.
256 pages. Lonely Planet 2002.
US |
UK |
| Luke Hunter & Susan Rhind. Watching
Wildlife: Southern Africa. 160 pages. Lonely Planet 2001.
US |
UK |
| James Azema. Footprint Libya Handbook.
352 pages. 50 maps. 2000.
US |
UK |
| Justin McGuiness. Footprint Tunisia
Handbook. 576 pages. 3rd edition, 2002.
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UK |
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CA |
| John F. Oates. Myth and Reality in the Rain
Forest: How Conservation Strategies Are Failing in West Africa.
University of California Press, 1999. 338 pages. 9 maps. 31
b/w photos.
US |
UK |
| William Weber, Lee J.T. White, Lisa
Naughton-Treves (eds.) African Rain Forest Ecology and
Conservation: an Interdisciplinary Perspective. Yale U.
Press, 2001. 624 pages.
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UK |
| W.D. Newmark. Conserving Biological
Diversity in East African Forests: A study of the Eastern Arc
Mountains. Springer 2002. 200 pages.
US |
UK |
| Richard B. Peterson. Conversations in the
Rainforest: Culture, values and the environment in Central
Africa. Westview Press, 2000. 320 pages.
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UK |
| Deborah Blum. The Monkey Wars. Oxford
University Press, 1996 (1994). 318 pages.
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UK |
| C.A. Hamilton. Deforestation in Uganda.
104 pages. Oxford University Press, 1985.
UK |
| Christine Walley. Rough Waters: Nature and
development in an East African Marine Park. Princeton
University Press 2004.
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UK |
DE |
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CA |
| Michele L.Thieme, Robin Abell, Melanie L.J.
Stiassny, Paul Skelton, et al. Freshwater Ecoregions of
Africa and Madagascar: A conservation assessment. 568 pages.
Island Press 2005.
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