Socotra: A Natural History of the Islands and their People

  • Catherine Cheung &
  • Lyndon DeVantier
Socotra Conservation Fund/Odyssey, £39.50 9622177700 | ISBN: 9-622-17770-0

The Socotra islands, in the Arabian Sea off the Horn of Africa, are home to many plant and animal species found nowhere else, including the Socotra sunbird shown here. First settled by man several thousand years ago, this unique environment is populated by a small group of fishers and pastoralists. In 2003, Socotra became a UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve. Socotra: A Natural History of the Islands and their People by Catherine Cheung and Lyndon DeVantier (Socotra Conservation Fund/Odyssey, £39.50) is the first full natural history of the flora, fauna and people of these islands.

Credit: H. & J. ERIKSEN