Les Beletsky is a professional wildlife biologist and university zoology teacher

Most travellers to Belize and Northern Guatemala want to experience lush tropical forests and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife: toucans and parrots, hummingbirds and hawks, monkeys and big cats, frogs and toads, crocodiles and snakes. In this book is all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about the region's magnificent animal life, including:identification and location information on the most frequently spotted animals, full-color illustrations of more than 500 of Belize's most common insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, up-to-date information on the ecology, behavior, and conservation of families of profiled animals, information on Belize's famous coral reef and the animals most divers and snorkelers actually see, and brief descriptions of the most frequently visited parks and reserves.