Description A guide to the wildlife and natural history of the vast, beautiful Antarctic region with illustrations of the various region’s birds and marine mammals. Colour photos; includes distribution maps and species accounts detailing abundance, seasonal status, and conservation prospects. Packed with more than 920 Photographs, 128 maps and 35 Colour Plates, illustrating all of the birds and mammals of the region. Completely revised and redesigned from the first Edition (published 2002), this edition includes 32 extra pages, updated text and over 300 new Photographs. The detailed species accounts covers 218 species of Birds and 49 species of mammals, including information on many non-breeders, migrants and vagrants. Covers all Sub Antarctic islands as well as Antarctica’s regularly visited areas. The most authorative guide to the region’s wildlife.
