Dear Colleagues I am pleased to announce the publication of a new comprehensive book on cetaceans: Handbook of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises of the World Mark Carwardine Illustrated by Martin Camm (with additional illustrations by Rebecca Robinson and Toni Llobet) Published by Princeton University Press (North America) and Bloomsbury (UK) An indispensable guide to the identification, distribution, behaviour, life history and conservation of every species and subspecies of whale, dolphin and porpoise, produced in collaboration with many highly respected whale biologists around the world. It includes more than 1,000 meticulous and specially commissioned illustrations with detailed annotations pointing out significant field marks - complete with flukes, blows and dive sequences - as well as hundreds of original distribution and migration maps. 528 pages With all good wishes, Mark Carwardine mark@markcarwardine.com