Amazon Wildlife Insight Guide

Maps: Amazonian Vegetation; Colombia; Venezuela; The Guianas; Trinidad; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia; Amazonia; Manaus; Belem; Southeast Brazil; Inside front cover - Wildlife Parks and Reserves; Inside back cover - The Amazon Region. Introduction & Environment: Nature's Greatest Show; Geography; The Amazon River; Habitats and Vegetation; Bromeliads; A Sampling of Flora. Fauna: Mammals; Birds; Reptiles; Frogs; Fish; Insects. Human Impact: Indigenous Peoples; The Amazon Today; Conservation Strategies; Endangered Animals; The Bird Trade; Travelling in the Amazon. Places: Introduction; Western Colombia; Santa Marta; Bogota to the Amazon; Venezuela; The Guianas; Trinidad; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivian Amazonia; Brazil Introduction; Manaus; Forest Lodges; Riverboat Expeditions; Pico da Neblina; Amazonia National Park; Belem; Marajo Island; Pantanal; Bras lia National Park; The Atlantic Forest; Parks Close to Rio de Janeiro; Iguacu. Features: Shamanism; Land Ownership; Genocide; Manaus Fish Market; Floating Meadows; Rondonia; Rio Trombetas; The Jari Project; Tome-Acu. Travel Tips - Highlights: Colombia; Venezuela; The Guianas; Trinidad & Tobago; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia; Brazil. Glossary; Further Reading.