Madagascar Wildlife

By Nick Garbutt, Derek Schuurman and Hilary Bradt

Paperback, 184 pages

184pp colour photos & 1 map

Published: September 2008 (3rd edition)
ISBN: 9781841622453
Format: 216mm x 135mm
Status: Available

£16.99

Bradt's fully illustrated wildlife guides focus on regions of the world particularly celebrated for their amazing and often unique species.
With spectacular photography or exclusive watercolour drawings throughout, each visitors' guide provides an introduction to the region's principal flora and fauna alongside suggested wildlife itineraries, practical information on when to go and what to take and photography tips. Written in a deliberately engaging way, they offer something different from dry field guides, and will appeal to the interested layman as much as the wildlife devotee. Ideal as a lightweight companion to any wildlife trip they also make a handsome souvenir.

Beautifully illustrated with full-colour photographs throughout, Madagascar Wildlife is a celebration of the unique fauna of a remarkable island. Featuring over 250 species – from lemurs to millipedes – this guide is ideal for natural history enthusiasts and travellers alike. Newly discovered species and recently protected habitats are all covered in this fully revised edition. Also included is practical advice on visiting the key national parks and reserves plus special features on the evolution, camouflage, night-time wildlife and conservation issues.

Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Wildlife Guides)

Rating: 3.3 / 5 stars - 4 vote(s).

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Contents
About the authors
Customer Reviews (4)
Maps
Search Inside

Press Reviews:

'Informative and reader-friendly... the photographs are of outstanding quality'

African Wildlife

'Bradt Travel Guides simply have the best wildlife coverage of any of the popular guide books.'

BBC Wildlife

Customer Reviews:

Reviewed by: Sally Phillips on 1st September 2011 4:57PM

'Beautiful photographs, a lovely souvenir of my visit.'

Reviewed by: David Woodward on 1st September 2011 4:56PM

'A thoroughly enlightening guide to the spectrum of life in Madagascar. Well done the authors.'

Reviewed by: Erik de Veij on 20th January 2011 12:00AM

'Very pleased to read'

Reviewed by: Daniel Simon on 16th December 2010 12:00AM

'Extensive, enthusiastic and most useful information.'

An Introduction to the Wildlife of Madagascar
What’s in a Name?

HABITATS AND RESERVES
Rainforest; Dry Deciduous Forest; The Southern Region

MAMMALS
Lemurs; Carnivores: Civets and Mongooses; Tenrecs; Rodents; Bats

BIRDS
Endemic Oddities; Rarities and Rediscoveries

REPTILES AND FROGS
Reptiles; Frogs

INVERTEBRATES
6-600 Legs; Butterflies and Moths; Spiders; Squashy Things

Madagascar at Night
Camouflage
Further Reading
Index

Features
Evolution
The Malagasy and their Environment
The Orchid and the Moth
A shot in the dark
Photography

Hilary Bradt is the founder of Bradt Travel Guides. As an author, lecturer and tour leader, she has visited Madagascar on more than 20 occasions. Nick Garbutt is a zoology graduate with a special interest in Madagascar, making numerous visits to investigate and photograph the island's natural history and to lead wildlife tours. His photographs have been highly commended in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Derek Schuurman is a keen naturalist working for Rainbow Tours who specialise in Madagascar.