New Bat eBooks Now Available!
This week, two new ebooks, dedicated to bats, have just been published
Bats About Kasanka
“One of Africa’s greatest wildlife spectacles” – every year the world’s largest mammal migration takes place in Zambia – when an estimated 10 million African straw-coloured fruit bats gather at the picturesque Kasanka National Park. But did you know that Kasanka is also home to a wide variety of bat species, ranging from the tiny Banana bat to the rare Dobson’s pipistrelle?
Your dedicated 2020 Bat Season safari eguide is now available online. This handy ebook has been fully updated with colour photos, descriptions and fascinating facts on all the diverse bat species that live and visit Kasanka, including a full bat guide and useful bat species check-list. It is also includes detailed park maps, a history of how the bats became famous, advice on planning your Kasanka Bat Safari, listing all the accommodation and activities on offer, along with handy travel tips and useful links.
Bats About Kasanka is available in epub format for ereaders and the static pdf format for your laptop and mobile devices from www.arczambia.com and on www.amazon.co.uk for your Kindle.
This year, park visitors can receive a free copy to download before they go on their Bat Safari adventure – so don’t forget to ask about how to download a copy when booking. The price has also been reduced to US $2.99, making it affordable for anyone wanting to find out more about these amazing mammals. Bats About Kasanka is a Zambian publication with all proceeds going directly into conservation projects.
So, whether you are planning to visit, or just want to find out more about the world’s largest mammal migration and the wide variety of bats that live at Kasanka, then the Bats About Kasanka fact-filled eguide is your ideal bat safari companion.
Bats of Southern and Central Africa
The 2nd edition of Bats and Southern and Central Africa is now available. It is a must-read for everyone wanting an in-depth understanding of the biology and natural history of bats, including bat biologists, students, naturalists, enthusiasts, and for those of us considering conservation of these fascinating and ecologically important, but highly misunderstood mammals.
This revised edition supplements the previous 2010 edition, with full accounts of the then known 166 bat species found in Southern and Central Africa and now includes eight newly described species.
There are chapters on evolution, biogeography, ecology and echolocation which have all been updated, citing dozens of recently published papers. It covers the latest systematic and taxonomic studies, ensuring that the names and relationships of bats reflect current scientific knowledge. Species accounts provide descriptions, measurements and diagnostic characters as well as detailed information about the distribution, habitat, roosting habits, foraging ecology and reproduction of each species. The updated species distribution maps are based on six 100 recorded localities.
This new edition also includes new photographs with an updated sonograms aid with bat identification in acoustic surveys. The bibliography, containing more than 700 entries, is an invaluable aid to students and scientists wishing to track down original research.
You can find out more information and get your copy of Bats of Southern and Central Africa at Wits University Press