Paul R. Ehrlich, Stanford University Population Ecologist and author
I am especially pleased by the appearance of Natural Cuba because we have long needed a well illustrated summary of the Cuban fauna. But beyond that, I am delighted that the book will appear in both English and Spanish-breaking the embarrassing tradition of having much of Latin America's natural history described in English. Alfonso Silva Lee is to be congratulated on his pathbreaking accomplishment.
SERPENT'S TALE 1998
Natural Cuba / Cuba natural . . . is a wonderful little bilingual book providing an excellent overview of the natural history of Cuba, a subject little known to those in the United States. The well written and entertaining text covers a wide variety of animals endemic or native to the Island including crocodiles, boas, lizards, frogs, native mammals, birds, marine and terrestrial invertebrates, insects, and reef dwelling fish. Also included is a brief review of the extinct fauna of Cuba and an Appendix linking scientific names to their English and Spanish counterparts. Beautifully illustrated throughout with over 100 exceptional color photographs of animals and habitats.
