Our principal trainer has finally finished a four year project to create the ultimate Bushveld field guide. This 700 page, fully photographic field guide by 30 Degrees South in Johannesburg covers aspects of nature in an easy to use, practical and accessible way. Lee has used his extensive field knowledge to develop useable keys which can assist with the quick identification of almost a thousand bushveld species.
Special features include:
- Colour coded flower subdivisions with size scales
- Comparative life size sketches (where possible) and full colour photographs of tracks
- A new and easy to use tree key with written confirmation keys for each species
- Alphabetised and grouped birds with full colour photographs
- Complete colour coding for quick reference of all the species sections
These are just some of the awesome features of this book, which is available from the beginning of June. Great detail and loads of information have been packed into this book, with a fantastic array of contributors such as:
- Jens Reissig (reptiles)
- Johan Marais (reptiles)
- Lex Roger (history)
- Jonathan Leeming (scorpions)
- Louis Liebenberg (tracking)
- Vincent Carruthers (amphibians)
- Prof. Louis du Preez (amphibians)
- Herman van Niekerk (birds)
- Hendri Coetzee (birds)
- Paul van Gaalen (birds)
- Hendrina Yssel (history)
Amongst others….
The subjects are very diverse with chapters on:
- Waterberg settlers
- African cultural history
- Geology of the Waterberg (central bushveld)
- Habitats
- Ecology
- Mammals
- Diseases of mammals
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Amphibians
- Scorpions
- Spiders
- Butterflies and moths
- Tracks and signs
- Flowers
- Grasses
- Trees
- Survival
- Walking dangerous game
