Swags around the campfire along the Strzelecki Track, SA

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Peter Rowland standing on a rocky outcrop holding a Nikon camera and 400mm lens, with Dove Lake in the background

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What about a great Aussie wildlife guide book that has been signed by the author?

I am so grateful for the opportunities to write or co-author over 15 books on Australia’s wonderful wildlife, and published works to date cover a range of animals, including birds, insects, dangerous creatures, mammals, reptiles and frogs. There is also a guide to Australia’s absolute best birding destinations, and another on the wildlife of Australia’s amazing and diverse rainforests. I have really loved researching, writing, and working with other wonderful writers and amazing photographers over the past 30 years, and I’m not finished yet! I want to write many more… but I need your help.

Being a natural history author is not a lucritive occupation, and I can only keep doing what I do if my books are bought by nature-lovers like you. Most of my titles are available to purchase from my webstore, and every book you buy from me helps me create more books for you. So, please grab a great gift for that nature-loving person in your life (or just treat yourself)…

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Dear Peter … Everything you have done has helped in the battle that we are all trying to wage, to prevent the despoilation of the earth & to help heal the damage we have already done. Your new as yet unpublished book on the Australian rainforest, I’m sure, will be a further help in this battle…

Sir David Attenborough

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Frogs and Butterflies 2nd Editions

I wasn't expecting the advanced copies of the 2nd Editions of both the “A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies of Australia” and “A Naturalist’s Guide to the Frogs of Australia” to arrive so soon. So when I received a notification that I had to...

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2nd Edition of Insects of Australia

I was absolutely stoked to find a box containing the advanced copies of the 2nd Edition release of "A Naturalist's Guide to the Insects of Australia" on my doorstep last week. Books are due to hit the shelves in a few weeks, so it was so wonderful...

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Release of a Mammal Guide 2nd Edition

Delighted to finally see the release of the 2nd Edition of the Naturalist's Guide to the Mammals of Australia title (released by John Beaufoy Publishing, in conjunction with Australian Geographic). A massive thank you to the photographers who...

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I acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways where I work and live (currently Wiradjuri Country), to their cultures, and to their Elders past and present. I celebrate the First Nations Peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationship to Country, and acknowledge the important role First Nations People throughout Australia have played and continue to play.

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