Tony (A.C.) Pooley was a founder member of the IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group and made key contributions to the study and conservation of Nile crocodiles. In 1982 he published an autobiographical account of his career to that point (now long out of print), describing how a childhood passion for birds and snakes developed into an international career in crocodile conservation. In this book Tony describes the challenging early days of crocodile conservation...