Table of Contents

Foreward 4 The Authors 5 Acknowledgements 6 Conservation Plea 7 Introduction 8 National Park Rules 12 A Travellers' Guide to Safari Photography 14 Key to Species' Status 22 Birds 23 Reptiles 82 Aquatic Mammals 100 Land Mammals 112 Invertebrates 114 Plants 134 Geology and Vulcanology 200 History 206 Ocean Currents and Climate--El Nino 212 Conservation 216 Notes for the Visitor 221 Visitor Sites 222 Bibliography 247 Glossary 249 Index 250

About the Author

Julian Fitter, vice-president of the Galapagos Conservation Trust in the UK, first visited the Galapagos in 1964 and went on to spend fourteen years there, establishing the islands' first charter yacht business. His son Daniel Fitter leads nature tours in the Galapagos and on mainland Ecuador. David Hosking, a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, is the coauthor of "Wildlife of East Africa". A frequent visitor to the Galapagos for more than three decades, he has published in a wide range of magazines and books.

Reviews

"[Today] you'll find more than a dozen recent field guides to the wildlife of this most famous of archipelagos. But of the general guides, Wildlife of the Galapagos is by far the most complete and convenient. Well-organized, nicely illustrated and clearly written, it manages the delicate balance between breadth and depth, while covering all major groups of both land and marine animals and plants."--Adrian Barnett, New Scientist