THE Abel) sew EsOrN geal ls Cale N 55 
long, weighing more than 2,000 
pounds, they have been clocked at 
25 miles per hour. Fierce, when in 
a rage, their two foot long horns 
can do infinite damage. They have 
been known to cover great dis- 
tances, despite being ‘wounded, or 
hit by a tranquilizer. 
In one of the tender parts of 
the book, Davis describes a cow 
rhino who gave birth after a preg- 
nancy of 17 months. The calf was 
30 inches long, 15 inches tall and 
weighed 60 pounds. The cow later 
became pregnant again, and while 
the calf was still with her, an effort 
was made to bring her down with 
a tranquilizer. In an agonizing ex- 
perience for the workers, she re- 
sisted, fell over a ledge. The calf 
found her, sought protection from 
the sleeping cow, then resisted his 
captors. He was finally brought 
down himself by a tranquilizer and 
a couple of ropes. 
Moving rhinos around Africa is 
a massive task in more ways than 
one. Happily, Davis informs us that 
the Great Indian Rhino is increas- 
ing slowly but satisfactorily, under 
the protective guidance of the Ne- 
pal and Indian governments. 
—Raymond Mostek 
NATIONAL PARKS 
OF THE WORLD 
by Kai Curry-Lindahl 
& Jean-Paul Harroy 
Golden Press, 1972 
Two volumes, 440 pp, $7.95 
For the traveler and non-traveler, 
“National Parks of the World” is 
a two-volume set that includes an 
ecological survey of over 200 of 
the most important national parks 
or equivalent reserves of some 73 
countries of the six continents of 
the world. The contents of the two 
books are organized according to 
ecological “life zones’ and provide 
an accurate picture of the eco- 
logical distribution of the flora and 
fauna of the world. They also give 
an adequate description of the geo- 
logic landforms and climatic con- 
ditions of these areas. 
Volume I includes Europe, North 
America and South America; Vol- 
ume II includes Africa, Asia, Aus- 
tralasia and Oceania. Included are 
over 500 four-color photographs, 
giving a comprehensive view of the 
distribution of plants and animals 
interacting within a given envi- 
ronment. Information for the tra- 
veler, facilities, data on location, 
etc., is provided for each park as 
well as the descriptions of the na- 
tural history (general character, 
climate, topography, flora and 
fauna). 
As an Official International Un- 
ion for the Conservation of Nature 
publication, ‘National Parks of the 
World” was authored by Dr. Kai 
Curry-Lindahl and Professor Jean- 
Paul Harroy, vice chairman and 
chairman, respectively, of the In- 
ternational Commission on National 
Parks of. the International Union 
for the Conservation of Nature. 
Both authors are internationally 
known conservationists who have 
been closely connected with I.U.- 
C.N.’s_ official documentation and 
supervision of threatened areas and 
world ‘wildlife. Dr. Curry-Lindahl 
is at present United Nation’s ex- 
pert in ecology and conservation 
for Africa. 
Though intended as a reference 
work, the volumes show how 
marshes were once deep navia- 
gable waters, how dunes can bury 
cities, how parcels of land become 
detached, how they change and 
move. They show how every par- 
cel of spaceship earth is necessary 
for the whole. 
There is one species of man. In 
one of the national parks there are 
530 species of birds. IF man lives 
100 years, he is considered vener- 
ably old; if the changes in a geo- 
