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Stuart’s Field Guide to National Parks and Game Reserves of East Africa, Chris and Mathilde Stuart, Penguin Random House, ISBN: 9781775840626

THIS guide to the parks and reserves of east Africa provides a valuable overview of some 58 protected areas across East Africa.

The book is divided into the four East African countries; Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda – and, for each park, provides essential background on geology and landscape, climate, vegetation and wildlife. It captures the essence of what each area offers and also covers the brief history of each park.

Other features include colour photographs of animal and plant life, detailed park maps, indicating places of interest and best sites to view key species, text panels with highlights, facilities and activities, wildlife facts, and important alerts. There is a photographic gallery of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and trees to enable quick identification of common species.

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This must-have guide to East Africa’s protected areas will prove indispensable to local and international visitors to the region and to all nature enthusiasts.

Chris and Mathilde Stuart are the highly regarded authors of a range of books on African mammals, wildlife and conservation, as well as scientific papers and popular articles. Much of their time is spent travelling the world, searching for wild mammals and promoting conservation.

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