Chinese Wildlife

by Martin Walters 

Publication Date:  15th Mar 2008


£16.99

Chinese Wildlife Guide – Expert tips on wildlife spotting and birdwatching in China, including habitats, endemic species, conservation, reserves and accessibility. This guide also highlights ideal times to visit, photography advice, the best place to see pandas, regional guides including the Tibetan Plateau, detailed species-specific information.

About this book

China is home to a remarkable variety of unusual wildlife, including many rare and threatened species under conservation. This new wildlife guide provides a colourful introduction to the species of a country that is beginning to emerge as a fascinating destination for natural history enthusiasts.

Visitors can discover a range of habitats: the huge deserts of the northwest and the Tibetan Plateau, forested mountain slopes and the rivers, lakes and steamy tropical forests of the deep south. There are interesting features on medicinal plants, rare cranes and, of course, the giant panda.

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.

About the Author

Martin Walters is a writer, editor and naturalist. He studied zoology at Oxford and has had a lifelong interest in botany, natural history and conservation. He makes regular visits to China and works with local biologists there.

Reviews

‘Bradt Travel Guides simply have the best wildlife coverage of any of the popular guide books.’
BBC Wildlife

Additional Information

Table of Contents

(1) Foreword
(2) Landscape, habitats and plant life
(3) Mammals
(4) Birds
(5) Reptiles, amphibians and fish
(6) Invertebrates
(7) Making the most of it
(8) Where to go
(9) Further reading
(10) Index