Wild Sri Lanka

Wild Sri Lanka describes the flora and fauna of acountry that has one of the highest species densities in the world including anumber of endemic plants and animals. Unusually for a moderately sized islandit also has large mammals. It is one of the best places in the world for seeingand photographing Leopards, Asian Elephants, Sloth Bears, and whales anddolphins. It also has the largest annually recurring 'Gathering' of wildelephants of anywhere in the word; a truly spectacular event. This fully updated third edition brings together all of SriLanka's top wildlife stories, many of which have come to light only in the lastfew years. Further chapters detail wildlife-watching opportunities forprimates, birds, reptiles, turtles, butterflies and dragonflies; a descriptionof the parks and reserves by habitat type; and a wildlife-watching calendar tohelp plan a trip. Throughout the book there are extracts from 'A Naturalist'sJournal' which in the form of a first person commentary take readers tospecific habitats in search of the animals to be found there.