Bradt Travel Guide Chinese Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide

The giant panda is the familiar face of conservation, but what of the rest of China's wildlife? This great swathe of Asian land supports evergreen forests, meadows, desert and freshwater lakes and these habitats are home to rare and delicate orchids, the bizarre lesser-mousedeer, long-armed gibbons
and the giant salamander, to name just a few.
Written by naturalist Martin Walters - a long-time visitor to China - and illustrated with award-winning photographs by Heather Angel, this guide covers the main bio-geographical regions and their nature reserves and is the perfect introduction to the country's flora and fauna.
- Over 300 colour photographs
- Making the most of it: what to take and when to go
- All major groups covered, from mammals to insects
- Full-colour maps
- Practical tips on photography
- Key sites: from World Heritage sites to marine reserves and national parks


China is home to a variety of remarkable variety of unusual wildlife, many of which are rare and threatened species under conservation. This new wildlife guide provides a colorful introduction to the species of a country that is beginning to emerge as a fascinating destination for wildlife enthusiasts..
Visitors can discover a range of habitats: the huge deserts of the northwest and the Tibetan Plateau, forested mountain slopes and the rivers, lakes and steamy tropical forests of the deep south. Interesting features on medicinal plants, rare cranes and, of course, the giant panda supplement animal and habitat listings.
Accessible and beautifully illustrated, "Chinese Wildlife" will appeal both to the first-time visitor and the serious naturalist seeking a compact volume. And after the trip it will also make a great souvenir.