Costa Rica is one of the world's top biodiversity hotspots. The key to the country's wildlife riches is its range of habitats, which is created by the spine of mountains running down its centre. This superbly illustrated book investigates the key habitats including rainforest, cloudforest and paramo, and showcases the diverse abundance of wildlife that they support."Wild Costa Rica" explores the country's outstanding network of protected areas, including flagship wildlife-watching locations such as Monteverde, Volcan Irazu ...
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Costa Rica is one of the world's top biodiversity hotspots. The key to the country's wildlife riches is its range of habitats, which is created by the spine of mountains running down its centre. This superbly illustrated book investigates the key habitats including rainforest, cloudforest and paramo, and showcases the diverse abundance of wildlife that they support."Wild Costa Rica" explores the country's outstanding network of protected areas, including flagship wildlife-watching locations such as Monteverde, Volcan Irazu and Tapanti. It features exciting and spectacular species such as the Scarlet Macaw, Resplendent Quetzal, Three-toed Sloth, Tapir, Margay and Spider and Howler Monkeys. No less impressive are the myriad smaller mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and plants.Illustrated throughout with more than 200 superb photographs, "Wild Costa Rica" is a celebration of, and a showcase for, the splendour and diversity of this small country's natural history. Written in an engaging, educational and thought-provoking style, it also describes the ongoing efforts to protect and nurture wildlife habitats and species.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 9968502014. Large format hardcover with dustjacket, first printing of this edition as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, this fine gift copy is in excellent condition, the book and jacket look new with the exception of sunning to the jacket from green to blue along the front folds which does little to detract from its appearance, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "Costa Rica has a higher density of animal and plant species than any other country in the world, " of course, it is under siege by the most destructive predator in existence so enjoy it now through the text and lens of author/photographer Adrian Hepworth as soon there may be only zoos; 176 pages.
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