Complete Mediterranean Wildlife: Photoguide Paperback – 7 Feb. 2000

A good book to have, especially since I'm thinking of moving to the Mediterranean region.The book is about the same size as other Collins Field Guides, except this one's 1.5cm taller.With respect to the subject matter, the book is way too small. A two or even three volume set would give sufficient room to write a decent description; here there are only four lines to fit the common name, scientific name, size, and description — that's nowhere near enough. I think that more than half of the book has twelve descriptions on the left hand page and twelve photographs on the facing page — that's way too many.That said, I'm still happy to have it on my shelves as a dip in reference book.

I had a look at this book before purchasing it, as it was in the library of a nature holiday company. I find the use of photographs of birds and plants very good and help with recognition, in many cases it is easier than the plant or bird drawings in the more usual nature guides.

This is a very good book and was good value but it is misleadingly titled as a " complete guide..." There is a subtext on the cover explaining that it refers to the more commonly encountered species but it is pretty difficult to read this when buying online and even when I had the book in my hands it wasn't until I found species missing that I noticed it. I understand it may be difficult to included everything in a volume this size but I would have preferred the option of smaller pictures and/or separate volumes for animals and plants which were then more comprehensive in terms actual species. However, as it stands it is still a very good book and worth taking on a Mediterranean holiday.

My two Canadian nephews will be living in France for ten months, attending primary school in a beautiful village of the Provence. They are passionate nature chaps and love hunting lizards and snakes. This book provides them a broad understanding of their surroundings, and their parents said they love it.

Has proved to be very useful in a recent 8 week stay in S France, used many days. There were occasions when more information was needed which I then found on the internet once connected. It is basic on some items but as a general cover-all book gives you a good idea of what something might be.

i have the British Nature version of this book which is very good. However, this version tries to cover a huge area in the same way and unfortunately, it fails. Many of the pictures are poor and don't help towards identification. It's also very vague on distribution of various species and I've only been in Kos a week and have discovered many species which are NOT in the book. It would be better if there were several books covering areas of the Med instead of one book trying to cover the whole Med.

I suppose it does 'what it says on the tin' If you are interested in vertebrates, shore life and plants the ok. Rather disappointing for fungi and a total waste of time for anyone with entomological interests other than butterflies and the showy stuff. There were just 13 beetles included, several to genus only. All in all a nice book, but disappointing.

Lovely photos though not comprehensive, found lots of butterflies. insects and plants in Greek island not in book.Written information is also limited.Book is also heavy for flights.Paul Sterry's Complete British garden wildlife seems to cover more