Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, map. Covers four major national parks - Lake Nakuru, Lake Bogoria, Mount Longonot, and Hell's Gate - as well as smaller outstanding wildlife areas. Looks at over 300 bird species most likely to be encountered on safari in this world-famous region..... More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, (2015. fourth edition). Octavo, paperback with plastic cover, colour photographs. Namaqualand (Afrikaans: Namakwaland) is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa. Namaqualand is justifiably famous for the floral wonderland it becomes in spring, comprising some 3,800 species, of which 28% are endemic. This book introduces..... More
Johannesburg: Struik, (2004. second edition). Small quarto, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps. This detailed and comprehensive guide to the 151 snakes indigenous to southern Africa covers all essential aspects of snake biology and behaviour. This edition has been updated, revised and expanded to include at least 11 newly discovered..... More
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 2007. Folio, laminated boards, colour photographs, colour maps. Text in English and French. A unique publication for Madagascar with detailed descriptions of each vegetation type, illustrated with diagrams and colour photographs. This book provides an introduction to Madagascar's unique vegetation. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. For over a century, plant specialists worldwide have sought to transform healing plants from African countries into pharmaceuticals, resulting in many long and enduring conflicts. In this book, Osseo-Asare draws on public records and extensive interviews with..... More
Bowden: East Street Publications, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Stories from Stone Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in Zimbabwe. See also stock id [33957]. More
Manchester, Siri Scientific Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Provides close up macrophotographs and notes on the biology and uses of more than 500 non-marine plant and animals species of interest, including those most likely to be seen during a short visit to the country. More
Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, (2016. second edition). Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. African Safari is an exploration of all that the word safari encompasses, from journeys on horseback and dugout canoes, the quiet drifting of a balloon and the tension of waiting on foot to the smell of dung, soil and..... More
Auckland Park: Jacana Media, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Searching for something more than her high-flying executive life was offering, Sharon Pincott traded her First World existence to start a new life with The Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe, the country's flagship clan of over 450 wild elephants. She knew nothing..... More
Kempen: teNeues, 2007. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. Collection of magnificent photographs taken by Micheal Poliza in Southern Africa. More
Herts: Evans Mitchell Books, 2006. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Botswana is a landlocked country at the very heart of Southern Africa. The terrain is predominately flat to gently rolling tablelands while the Kalahari Dessert covers much of the south west. Because of a national policy of conservation, and the..... More
Mauritius: Author, 2012. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Text in English and French. The Birds of the Mascarene is a fully illustrated identification guide with over 300 photographs covering all the rare and endangered species, including endemic, oceanic, migratory and exotic birds of the Mascarene Islands, a group of islands in..... More
Mauritius: Authors, 2016. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Highly accomplished bird photographer Narainsamy Ramen teams up with Adrian Skerrett, author of many Seychelles books. Together they have produced a grand celebration of the birds of these islands. All sixty-species that breed in Seychelles are illustrated in a wonderful Series of colour..... More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations. This practical, straightforward guide to some of the most commonly seen birds in southern Africa is aimed at beginner birders, or even juniors. Less daunting than a full-blown field guide, it's handy and accessible, combining simple text with clear..... More
New York: Abrams, 2007. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, black and white illustrations. A guide to the predators of the African bush. Each chapter is devoted to a predator - lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas and crocodiles - and delves into their biology and behaviours, how and when to observe them, facts..... More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2006. Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs. What is the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? Can tortoises predict rain? Is the tiny Thread Snake a snake or a worm? This book answers these and other questions about the curious creatures that are the reptiles and..... More
London: New Holland, (2002. second edition). Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Compact, easy to use photographic guide that fits easily into your pocket. Feautures an authoritative text that describes key identification features, colour photographs depicting 257 species and thumbnail colour outlines of each family group enabling quick identification... More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2009. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, softcover. More than 2,500 colour photographs showing a wide selection of age and sex plumage variations, perched and in-flight birds, and colour morphs where relevant, making it the most comprehensive collection of bird photographs of the region ever produced in a...... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2001. Octavo, paperback, 53 colour plates, maps, text illustrations. The first comprehensive guide to all 242 species 26 endemics) in the Seychelles. Detailed accounts of the 66 breeding species includes breeding biology, origins and threats, and conservation. The introduction discusses the islands' geography, climate..... More
London: A & C Black, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Covering the prominent 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians found in the region (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi), with concise text, photograph and map for each, this is a pocket guide for a diverse and often conspicuous and attractive..... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, (2021. second edition), Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. A compact yet comprehensive field guide that covers Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Some 1388 species are described and illustrated. Includes 287 plates showing 3,400 images illustrating all the plumages and major races. Set opposite..... More
Kew: Kew Publishing, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. The first identification aid for the rattan palms of the entire continent. More
Irvington: Columbia University Press, 2004. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs, other illustrations. Linking the evidence of the past with that of the present, this exquisitely illustrated guide examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa within the context of dramatic changes over the course of more than 30 million years of..... More
Kew: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2010. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, line drawings, maps. An edited volume based on the proceedings of the eighteenth Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa Congress held in Yaounde, Cameroon, "Systematics and Conservation of African Plants "includes one hundred..... More
Pretoria: Briza Books, 2002. Large octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. A comprehensive guide to the most commonly occurring poisonous plants in South Africa. The book includes: Detailed species descriptions of 135 poisonous plants including a description of the plant, type of toxin, potential toxicity of the plant, importance in human..... More