Giant tortoises of the indian ocean

Justin Gerlach, the author of this book, was born and bred in the Seychelles and is a dedicated scientist and conservationist. He was the first who not only had this realisation but did something about it.It is a great pleasure to introduce his book which not only tells the story of this remarkable work but gives an authoritative account of all the species – living, extinct or wonderfully resurrected – of the ancient and particularly precious creatures. Sir David Attenborough in his introduction.