A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania.

Tanzania is well known for its iconic wildlife, including large mammals such as lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos, zebras, wildebeests, and giraffes. It is a major tourist destination, renowned for its parks, e.g., Serengeti, Kilimanjaro, and Ngorongoro, and it offers opportunities to go on various safaris. The goals of this fantastic field guide by Foley (Wildlife Conservation Society [WCS]) and his fellow wildlife specialists are to encourage visitors to watch wildlife, but also to promote conservation. The compact, dense paperback is perfect for field use. It includes more than 135 species accounts of "large" mammals, from hedgehogs to whales, along with three observable rodents. Accounts provide a brief description and information on subspecies, ecology and behavior, distribution, population size, and conservation status; beautiful color photos for easy identification and thorough distribution maps accompany each account. There is an excellent section on conservation--not surprising because WCS has supported numerous projects in Tanzania for many years. There are also very helpful sections on where/how to watch mammals in Tanzania and on national parks and protected areas. This exemplary field guide is among the best this reviewer has seen; he would not leave for Tanzania without it. --Eric J. Sargis, Yale University