Signs of the Wild: A Field Guide to the Spoor & Signs of the Mammals of Southern Africa

by Clive Walker

This compact field guide to the identification of Southern African mammals based on their spoor, droppings and skulls has long been a top seller. This edition offers up-to-date information on identification through signs; provides new illustrations for a number of species; and features illustrations of skulls for all of the carnivores. It also offers an 8-page section of comparative spoor, updated with the most recent information available. It includes distribution maps and full-color photographs of each species.

Genres: Africa, Reference

216 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1997

Reviews

[Tanja Nayak · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you need to identify an animal in the southern African bushveld and learn a little bit of background information about it, then this is the book for you. Also includes animal tracks. A classic. Must read if you are going in safari in southern Africa.

[Valerie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book in South Africa, so I could be more aware, I didn't find it as useful as Newman's birds of South Africa.