Peru (Traveller's Wildlife Guides): Traveller's Wildlife Guide - Softcover

Beletsky, Les; Pearson, David L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566565456 ISBN 13: 9781566565455

Publisher: Interlink Books, 2004

Synopsis

From the world-famous Machu Picchu Incan ruins high in the Andes Mountains, to Lake Titicaca in southern Peru, to the Iquitos area of Amazonian northeastern Peru, travellers want to experience tropical forests and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife. In this book is all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Peru's magnificent animal and plant life.

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From the Publisher:

Praise for the Series
"...the kind of guide than an ecotourist to the area really needs." (Adrian Barnett in New Scientist, July 1999)

"This is the perfect field book for the general tourist who has an interest in exploring tropical environs." (William R. Teska in Science Books And Films, June 1999)

"...few [guides] are written with the same authority and attention to detail... It could be the best (money) you spend all trip." (Nick Baker in BBC Wildlife, 1999)

"...this convenient field guide-sized book is absolutely packed with information for the visitor." (Steve Gantlett in Birding World, 1998)

"These are books I would certainly want to read before a visit." (Gordon Hamlett in Birdwatching, 1999)

"The illustrations are superb, the text simple and direct... If you go, take this book." (Birds, Summer 1999)

"The information on identification, distribution, ecology, behaviour, conservation, and habitats is enlivened by fascinating 'environmental close-ups'." (Bryan Bland in British Birds, September 1999)

"...it is the treatment of frogs and snakes that makes these volumes worth taking along." (Winging It, June 1999)

"The text is accurate and well-researched." (Nick Smith in IBIS, 1999)

From the Back Cover:

From the world-famous Machu Picchu Incan ruins high in the Andes Mountains, to Lake Titicaca in southern Perú, to the Iquitos area of Amazonian northeastern Peru, ecotravellers 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 Perú's magnificent animal and plant life. The authors, professional biologists, selected for color illustrations of more than 500 of Per#250;'s most common insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals - the species you are most likely to see. In one easy-to-carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated book, you will have as constant companion on your journey:
* Identifying and location information on the most frequently seen animals;
* Up-to-date information on the ecology, behavior, and conservation of the animals;
* Information on Per#250;'s habitats and on the most common plants you will encounter;
* Brief descriptions of Per#250;'s most frequently visited parks and reserves

About this edition

• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1566565456
• ISBN 13: 9781566565455
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 520