Uttarakhand Nature Handbook contains simple descriptions along with sketches and coloured photographs of nearly 325 species of wild animals and trees found in Uttarakhand. This includes 53 mammal species, 106 bird species, 10 species of fishes, 32 species of reptiles, 12 species of amphibians, 50 butterfly species, 20 moth species, 25 tree species and others. As an aid to the non-biologists, Uttarakhand Nature Handbook also describes the characteristics and life cycles of various animal groups. Uttarakhand Nature Handbook is written in simple English with an effort to reduce the technical language to a minimum.