A GAME WARDEN TAKES STOCK. By Lt.-Colonel C.R.S. Pitman. D.S.O., M.C., C.M.Z.S., M.B.O.U. Late 27th Punjabis, Indian Army. Game Warden, Uganda Protectorate.

(1942) 1945 reprint. 8vo (142 x 219mm). Ppxviii,287. Sepia photograph plates, fold-out map. Green cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.

"To all those whose efforts have contributed to the conservation and perpetuation of the glorious wild life of Africa". This is a good discussion of field observations on selected, important Ugandan species by the Game Warden of the Uganda Protectorate. Chapters include: Taking stock; Vanishing species - gorillas; Vanishing species - chimpanzees, white rhinoceros; Vanishing species - black rhinoceros, giraffe, Uganda kob; The father of the buffaloes; Hippopotamus - general characteristics; Hippopotamus - its foes and its food; Hippopotamus - birth and early years; More about lions - maneaters; More about lions - hunting with spear, rifles, and camera; The Mabira Forest - the larger inhabitants; The Mabira Forest - lesser creatures; Flotsam and jetsam - general; Flotsam and jetsam - mammals; Flotsam and jetsam - birds; Flotsam and jetsam - reptiles, fishes, and insects. An important early assessment of the conservation status of Ugandan wildlife which repays close attention.