South African Bushveld, A Field Guide From The Waterberg
Author: Lee Gutteridge
Published: 2008
This book was written over a period of four years, after a member of Lee’s team, Deirdre Opie, was approached by Southbound publishers at a marketing show in Johannesburg. She referred them on to Lee and the rest is, as they say, history. Running a Nature Guide Training School full time meant that this was a night time job, but eventually it was done. It is probably the most detailed book on the Waterberg Region’s fauna and flora to date, based on the authors decade of experience in the area, with hundreds of species described, and thousands of pictures from Lee’s extensive library, and those of all of his friends!
Okavango Field Guide
Authors: Lee Gutteridge and Reumerman
Published: 2010
This book was suggested by Chris Cocks from Southbound, as this special region is one of the most exciting wildlife areas on earth. Lee, who only lived in the Okavango for a few years, soon conscripted long-time friend Tony Reumerman to assist as an Okavango expert, and they began a two year journey to publish this seminal guide to the Delta. Map Ives provided an incredible introduction to Delta ecology, based on his thirty years of immersion in the subject. This turned out to be a real success, and is an 800 page reference material to an absolute safari-mecca.
Bushman Rock Art
Authors: Forssman and Lee Gutteridge
Published: 2011
This book was Lee’s idea, after a visit to a rock art shelter with friend and archaeologist Dr Tim Forssman. After returning from the cave, high in the Waterberg Mountains, the idea was born. Tim’s extensive work for his Doctorate on the Kalahari Bushmen and their stone tools was a good foundation, and after a couple of fun years crawling around in caves, climbing to near-inaccessible ledges, and visiting some of the wildest places in Southern Africa a new book was born. Amazing research papers by many of the doyenne’s of rock art were used as base-line references, and Lee and Tim spent a lot of time interpreting the scientific works into a highly usable and friendly text, describing the art of these amazing people, and what these disappearing panels of art actually mean.
South African Bushveld – including the Kruger Lowveld
Author: Lee Gutteridge
Published: 2012
This book is a complete rewrite of the Waterberg Bushveld, and was greatly expanded with at least 600 more species of bird, mammals, tree, wild flower, reptile, insect, fungus and grass. The focus was to encompass the entire Bushveld region, including the northern and eastern parts of South Africa, and its success followed the complete selling out of the Waterberg book. Vastly improved images, especially of birds, was largely thanks to Adam Riley and many other friends, who kindly shared their archives. This was an additional four years of work, amassing information and processing and sourcing images!
The Mammals of Southern Africa and their Tracks and Signs
Authors: Lee Gutteridge and Liebenberg
Published: 2013
This book was authored by Lee, in conjunction with Louis Liebenberg, a well-known Southern African wildlife tracker and author. Louis has spent the last 35 years learning tracking from the Kalahari Bushmen, and developed the Cybertracker evaluation system and non-profit organisation. Tracking has long been one of Lee’s greatest passions, and he started his bush career in 1992 when he became a tracker for the South African Army, and the opportunity to start a writing a series of tracking works for the region was too good to miss. Jacana Media published this book, and we are now poised to publish the second book in the series later this year – ‘Tracks and Signs of the Invertebrates of Southern Africa ‘- a pioneering work for the region, as no one here has yet attempted to tackle this subject.
The Invertebrates of Southern Africa and their tracks and signs
Author: Lee Gutteridge
Published: 2017
This is the very first book in Southern Africa focussing specifically on the tracks and traces of these amazing micro-fauna. Four and a half years of research has culminated in this fascinating book, a must for every nature-lovers library. From the trail of an antlion, to the pupal case of an African monarch, there is a surprise on every page! There is also a description of the natural history of many of the species, which will add to your understanding of this tiny world about our feet.
A Trackers Tale
Author: Lee Gutteridge
Published: 2018
This is Lee’s story and personal perspective of serving in the South African Army as a combat tracker during the tumultuous period from 1992 to 1994, a time of significant political change that ushered South Africa into a new era.
The Tracker Mentoring Manual
Authors: Lee Gutteridge and Kersey Lawrence
Published: 2019
This is a complete ‘how-to’ manual for both beginner and advanced trackers. It covers the fundamentals of tracking, with 40 exercises designed to improve your tracking skills step by step.
Bird Tracks and Signs
Author: Lee Gutteridge
Published: 2020, Jacana Media
A deep dive into the tracks and other evidence left behind in nature by the birds of our region. This is the first of its kind on the African continent. Feathers, scat, tracks, and other behavioral and social aspects are covered to help trackers identify which bird passed by when they weren’t looking.
Tracks and Signs of Laikipia
Author: Lee Gutteridge
Published: 2023
This is a specially prepared field guide created to accompany our Kenyan tracking trips. It currently focuses on mammal tracks and signs but will be expanded in the future to include birds and other animal classes.
Dropping, Dung and Scats
Author: Lee Gutteridge
Published: 2023, Jacana Media
This book is an in-depth exploration of all things scatological. It features photos of dung from various mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects to help identify these objects in the wild or at home in the garden. Accompanying text provides possible locations and other relevant information.
Tracking Animals, a guide to trailing wildlife
Authors: Lee Gutteridge and Kersey Lawrence
Published: 2025, Jacana Media
This book explores the detailed aspects of tracking animals in nature using their tracks and other signs. It offers a fresh approach to an ancient science and is a definite must-have for any naturalist’s bookshelf.
