Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Armed with rudimentary Spanish, dangerous levels of curiosity and a record of poor judgement, Allison set off to tackle whatever South America could throw at him. Getting involved with conservation projects as well as seeking out the wildest and rarest...
Cornell: Zona Tropical Publication, 2015. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. The unique geography and climate of Costa Rica make it a small country with extraordinary biodiversity. Here, North American and South American species of flora and fauna can be found side by side, taking advantage of the serendipitous conditions. The...
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, map. Blending ethnography with a fascinating personal story, this book is an account of a political movement that arose in the early 1990s in response to decades of attacks on the lands and peoples of eastern Ecuador, one...
Washington DC: Conservation International, 2003. Octavo, paperback, color illustrations, tables. The Marine Rapid Assessment Program's goal is to rapidly generate and disseminate information on coastal and near-shore shallow-water marine biodiversity. Its surveys yield appropriate and realistic recommendations for conservation, and have, at times, resulted in the finding of new species.
London: A & C Black, 2008. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations. A comprehensive English-language guide to Chile's common flora and fauna. It is also the first guide to cover Chile and its territories Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, San Felix-San Ambrosio, and the Juan Fernandez Archipelago. It includes information on the best...
United States: Counterpoint, 2010. Octavo, dustwrapper, BRAND NEW. Since its discovery by Europeans in 1500, explorers, visionaries, soldiers of fortune, men of God, scientists, and slavers have been drawn to the legendary Amazon. This book is a sweeping chronicle of those brave and hardy souls, ranging from the Spanish seafarer...
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2008. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Adrian Forsyth draws on four decades of personal encounters with the animals of the rainforests, including Poison-dart frogs, Three-toed sloths, Bushmasters, and Umbrellabirds, as a starting point to communicate key ecological topics such as biodiversity, coevolution, rarity, chemical defense, nutrient cycling...
Rickmansworth: Evans Mitchell Books, 2007. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. This book is a stunning book by British wildlife photographer and filmmaker, Nick Gordon. Nick has spent over 12 years of his life in Amazonia where he first went there to try and find, see and photograph that most elusive and...
London: Thames and Hudson, 2008. Octavo, dustwrapper, illustrations. This enthralling book brilliantly describes the passionate struggles that have taken place in order to utilize, protect and understand the wonder that is the Amazon. Hemmings riveting account recalls the adventures and misadventures down the centuries of the explorers, missionaries, indigenous Indians...
London: Thames and Hudson, 2009. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. This enthralling book brilliantly describes the passionate struggles that have taken place in order to utilize, protect and understand the wonder that is the Amazon. Hemmings riveting account recalls the adventures and misadventures down the centuries of the explorers, missionaries, indigenous Indians...
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (2014. second edition). Large octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Takes readers on a stunning visual journey through one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. In these remarkable photographs, a puma stands majestically on a tree limb surveying the forest below; an iridescent blue...
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. John Kricher, a renowned ecologist and Galapagos ecotour guide, presents a detailed natural history of this spectacular archipelago. He looks at the amazing diversity of life found here, from iguanas to penguins, and explains the fascinating geology of these remote islands...
Arlington: Conservation International, 2011. Quarto, paperback, colour and black and white photographs, maps. This report contains the findings from a rapid biological assessment of the Kwamalasamutu region of southwestern Suriname. Focusing on the plant and animal species important to the indigenous Trio people, this survey establishes baseline information on the...
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, (2011. third edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Travelling to the Galapagos to discover the unique flora and fauna that so captivated Darwin and the many that followed him is a rite of passage for serious wildlife enthusiasts. Written by two expert naturalists who are...
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations, map. The first comprehensive illustrated guide to the natural world of the Caribbean islands. 600 vivid colour images illustrate 451 species of plants, birds, mammals, fish, seashells, and much more. While the guide primarily looks at the most common species...
United Kingdom: Wilmot Books, 2011. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, map. This is an illustrated field guide to the most commonly seen wildlife on the Galapagos Islands, in three languages. It includes birds, mammals, reptiles, and plants. Brief descriptions and distribution information for each species accompany the detailed colour illustrations. Text...
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, (2005. second edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Until the discovery of the Islands in 1535, the flora and fauna of the Galapagos evolved in isolation, producing strange and marvellous island species, as Charles Darwin found when he visited 300 years later. Nowadays many...
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Mainland Ecuador's spectacular wildlife makes it a magnet for nature tourists, but until now there hasn't been a go-to, all-in-one guide geared to the general reader. With this handy and accessible guide, visitors now have everything they need to identify...
Chicago: The Field Museum, 2006. Quarto, paperback, Rapid Biological Inventories: 16. Text in Spanish and English. Survey of the lowland forests surrounding the Comunidad Nativa Matses, including geology, vegetation and flora, fishes, amphibians and reptiles, birds, mammals, human communities, threats and conservation targets. Offers an overview of the results, a....
