Most travellers to Belize and Guatemala want to experience lush tropical forests and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife. This guide provides all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about the region's magnificent animal life. Beletsky selected approximately 500 of the animals you are most likely to see, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Also pictured are some of the highly endangered species of the area. You will want to have this easy-to-carry, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated book as a constant companion on your journey.
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"...an easy reading resource that creates excitement for the country before leaving on the trip and a better appreciation of the diversity of wildlife when there. I am not aware of any other book that fills such a niche for this geographical region. ...This is an outstanding book that can and will be used constantly by novice and veteran alike. Even the most experienced birder will learn much from it, and its abundance of new illustrations will be of enormous value in expanding the scope of field identification."
-Clive E. Goodwin for THE CANADIAN FIELD-NATURALIST (2001)
"...this is a very good book. Ecotourism is increasingly becoming the lifeblood of rural areas in this region. This book will do an enormous amount to enhance the holidays of ecotourists visiting Belize and Guatemala, and indirectly contribute to conserving the forests and animals that it describes."
-H. Charles J. Godfray in TREE (September 1999)
"If, like many, you have trouble distinguishing a Tropical Kingsnake from a Coral Snake, or a Woolly False Vampire Bat from a Common Vampire Bat, [the price of this book] will set you on the right path."
-Reshma Prakash in THE EARTH TIMES (May 1999)
"Erudite, informative, and readable, this sensibly indexed, well-printed and sturdily bound book (it'll stand a few rough weeks in a rucksack) is the kind of guide than an ecotourist to the area really needs. No one should consider visiting the natural treasures of Belize and Guatemala without it."
-Adrian Barnett in NEW SCIENTIST (July 1999)
"Local expert opinion (including officials in conservation and tourism) was impressed. As a natural history primer, the book sets the standard. If you go to Belize in a group, make sure you have at least one copy to donate to the dedicated but low-paid wardens or guides but read it cover-to-cover beforehand!"
-Mike Blair in BTO NEWS (May/June 1999)
"...designed for the traveler who has an all-round interest in natural history but doesn't want to be weighed down by half-a-dozen field guides. ...These are books I would certainly want to read before a visit..."
-Gordon Hamlett in BIRDWATCHING (May 1999)
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
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Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 140 mm
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978-0-12-084811-9 (9780120848119)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Les Beletsky is a professional wildlife biologist and university zoology teacher. Prior to taking up writing wildlife guides, he conducted many years of field research into the ecology and behavior of birds, publishing many scientific reports and writing two books. An avid ecotraveler, he has visited numerous sites in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia. He currently makes his home in Seattle, Washington.
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Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.
Preface.
Ecotourism: Travel for the Environmentally Concerned.
Belize and Northern Guatemala: Ecotourism, Geography, Habitats, Parks and Reserves.
Environmental Threats and Conservation.
How to Use This Book: Ecology and Natural History.
Amphibians.
Reptiles.
Birds.
Mammals.
Marine Life.
Identification Plates 1-104.
Habitat Photos.
References.
WCS Conservation Work in Latin America.
WCS Membership Information Page.
Species Index.
General Index.
