Tasmanian Wild Life

Here is a field-study book designed to provide a popular and handy means of reference to all the mammals and snakes of Tasmania.

The author was for some years Superintendent of Tasmanian Scenic Reserves, and is a past-president of the Tasmanian Field Naturalists’ Club. He has based this book on personal observation and long experience with various species in their wild state.

Separated as they are from the mainland, most kinds of Tasmanian animal life exhibit certain characteristics that set them apart from related species elsewhere. The author is particularly interested in the two marsupial predators found only in Tasmania the so-called Tiger and Devil-which have imparted a certain zoological distinction to the island.

All those interested in Australia’s picturesque animal life will take pleasure in this informative and delightful ccilection of studies, while the field naturalist and the bushwalker will find the book invaluable.