These days we use Apps on our phones to reference bush ‘facts’ but a book is an amazing study tool and there are so many excellent ones out there to choose from.
Listed below is Wild Dreams Recruitment’s ‘best bush books’ – as reviewed by a FGASA Specialised Lead Trails Field Guide
Mammals
Beat about the Bush, Mammals – Trevor Carnaby
The behaviour Guide to African Mammals – Richard despard Estes
Tracks
Photographic Guide to Tracks and Tracking – Liebenberg
Mammals of Southern Africa and their Tracks and Signs – Lee Gutteridge
Tracker Manual – Alex van der Heaver, Renias Mhlongo and Karel Bernadie
Stars
Stargazing from Game Reserves in South Africa – Anthony Fairall
Sky Guide Africa South 2019 (annual) – ASSA (Astronomical society of Southern Africa)
Trees
Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa – BP Van Wyk
Trees of Southern Africa – Keith Coates
100 Bushveld Trees – Megan Emmett Parker
Grasses
Guide to grasses of Southern Africa – Frits van Oudtshoorn
Insects
Field Guide to Insects of South Africa – Mike Picker, Charles Griffith and Alan Wearing
Story books
The Elephant Whisperer – Lawrence Antony
Love, Life and Elephants – Dame Daphne Sheldrick
Hyena Nights and Kalahari Days – Gus and Margie Mills
Born Wild – Tony Fitzjohn
Birds
Roberts Bird Guide – Hugh Chittenden, Greg Davis and Ingrid Weiersbye
Beat about the Bush, Birds – Trevor Carnaby
The Raptor Guide of Southern Africa – Ulrich Oberprieler
Frogs
Frogs of Southern Africa a complete guide – Louis du Preez, Vincent Carruthers
Flowers
Field guide to Wildflowers of South Africa – Manning
Snakes
A complete Guide to Snakes – Johan Marais
A guide to Reptiles – Johan Marais & Graham Alexander
Spiders & Scorpions.
Filmers Spiders – An identification Guide for Southern Africa – Martin R Filmer
Scorpions of SA – Jonathan Leeming.
These days we use Apps on our phones to reference bush ‘facts’ but a book is an amazing study tool and there are so many excellent ones out there to choose from.
Listed below is Wild Dreams Recruitment’s ‘best bush books’ – as reviewed by a FGASA Specialised Lead Trails Field Guide
Mammals
Beat about the Bush, Mammals – Trevor Carnaby
The behaviour Guide to African Mammals – Richard despard Estes
Tracks
Photographic Guide to Tracks and Tracking – Liebenberg
Mammals of Southern Africa and their Tracks and Signs – Lee Gutteridge
Tracker Manual – Alex van der Heaver, Renias Mhlongo and Karel Bernadie
Stars
Stargazing from Game Reserves in South Africa – Anthony Fairall
Sky Guide Africa South 2019 (annual) – ASSA (Astronomical society of Southern Africa)
Trees
Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa – BP Van Wyk
Trees of Southern Africa – Keith Coates
100 Bushveld Trees – Megan Emmett Parker
Grasses
Guide to grasses of Southern Africa – Frits van Oudtshoorn
Insects
Field Guide to Insects of South Africa – Mike Picker, Charles Griffith and Alan Wearing
Story books
The Elephant Whisperer – Lawrence Antony
Love, Life and Elephants – Dame Daphne Sheldrick
Hyena Nights and Kalahari Days – Gus and Margie Mills
Born Wild – Tony Fitzjohn
Birds
Roberts Bird Guide – Hugh Chittenden, Greg Davis and Ingrid Weiersbye
Beat about the Bush, Birds – Trevor Carnaby
The Raptor Guide of Southern Africa – Ulrich Oberprieler
Frogs
Frogs of Southern Africa a complete guide – Louis du Preez, Vincent Carruthers
Flowers
Field guide to Wildflowers of South Africa – Manning
Snakes
A complete Guide to Snakes – Johan Marais
A guide to Reptiles – Johan Marais & Graham Alexander
Spiders & Scorpions.
Filmers Spiders – An identification Guide for Southern Africa – Martin R Filmer
Scorpions of SA – Jonathan Leeming.