
Page 4 March 1979 No. 250 NEW YORK SHELL CLUB NOTES 
Rev aer THE NATURE OF THINGS ON SANIBEL 
ibel Island with a 
A Discussion of the Animal and Plant Life of San 
tives Elsewhere. By George R, 
Sidelong Glance at Some of Their Retauiveort Myers, Florida. Size 
Campb 1978, Press Printing Company, 
Bh x at" 174 bp., the 79 illustrations include both drawings and 
photographs in black and white. Excellent index. Introduction by 
° 19.95, plus 
Cleveland Amory. Price: soft cover $9.95, hard cover 3 ; 
$1.00 postage otien ordering from MacIntosh Book Shop, Sanibel, 
Florida 33957. 
of our readers the word "Sanibel" is synonymous with sea- 
shells. But seashells are only on the perimeter of this sanctuary 
island. Naturalist George Campbell takes us from shore to shore, 
telling of the variety of reptile, amphibian and mammal species oc- 
curring there from the shallows to the higher ground. He describes 
the vegetation, and the plants that are edible and those that are 
poisonous. And would you have guessed that there are almost as many 
species of birds to be seen as of mollusks to be found? 
Mr. Campbell, trained in zoology and botany, has explored the island 
with curiosity and, above all, interest. He relates personal exper- 
iences with beached whales, straying turtles, sharks, and with the 
alligators that, although tourist attractions, should NOT be fed. 
There are otters and raccoons and lizards and birds and delightful 
anecdotes. He tells where the creatures live and gives background 
details of many species. A chapter is devoted to "A Day in the Life 
of the Ding Darling Refuge" and another to "A Day in the Life of the 
Sanibel-Captiva Wetlands Sanctuary." He explains the distress of 
the structure of the island (declared a sanctuary by President Tru- 
man) and its dependent wildlife as caused by unthinking selection of 
sites for development. 
Having this book will give the visitor to Sanibel the needed back- 
ground to increase tenfold the enjoyment of even a short stay. You 
may either get it by mail or stop at the bookshop before you check 
into your motel. 
To most 
Dorothy Raeihle 

THIEVERY IN OLD BREVARD 
Karl Jacobson reports that the Astronaut Trail Shell Club's first 
ph fons atin ton blind bb splendid, and really enjoyable. 
ey had some really fine ngs ... and th 
with a high, soaring ceiling." : e hall was fine, too, 
Unfortunately there was a bit of unpleasantness caused by an out-of- 
State visitor. It was reported in TODAY of January 22 how exhibitors 
reported shells missing and, thus alerted, saw a particular visitor 
handle shells "in what appeared to be a suspicious manner." It 
seems that the visitor collected items, put them in a tote bag, and 
stowed the bag in a closet, apparently for future retrieval. Portu- 
nately all the material missing from the show was found in the tote 
bag, and at last report the opportunistic visitor was in the hands 
of the sheriff. The incident was one of added insult, as the "gen- 
tleman" had just received a $2.00 gift certificate as a door prize. 
page aha such occurrences are not unknown, as evidenced by the follow- 
ng announcement by the C.0.A. (See next page.) ‘i 
