Bikram Grewal & Rohit Chakravarty

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Mammals of India is an introductory photographic identification guide to 280 mammal species most commonly seen in India.

High quality photographs from India’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation, opportunities for naturalists and the main sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the mammals of India encompassing, for each species, its common
and scientific name, its status in the country as well as its global IUCN status as at 2015.

Bikram Grewel grew up in the dense evergreen forests of India’s north-east where he first developed his love for nature. He gave up his full-time publishing career to devote his time to the conservation of Indian wildlife, especially working on rare birds. He also acts as a consultant on eco-tourism. He is a trustee of the Wildlife Preservation Society of India (WPSI). He was awarded the Lifetime Award for spreading awareness about birds and conservation in India.

• 180 x 128 mm (7 x 5”) • 176 pages • 40,000 words approx. • 200–300 photographs
• ISBN 978-1-913679-20-0 • £12.99 paperback • Publication October 2022