found: Wootton, A. Ingenious insects, 1983:t.p. (Mick Loates)
found: Fish of Britain & Europe, 1997:t.p. (Michael J. Loates)
found: Soper, T. Oceans of birds, c1989:t.p. (Michael Loates) jkt. (wildlife artist)
found: www.mickloates.co.uk website(Mick Loates; wildlife and portrait artist; b. 1947, in South London; studied at Sidcup and Ravensbourne Schools of Art; following a brief and disillusioned spell in advertising he quit London to pursue a career in wildlife illustration and painting from his former studio in East Sussex; throughout a career spanning 43 years his output has been considerable solely illustrating 22 titles; participated in numerous volumes on wildlife and sporting subjects and been featured both on television and in many publications; he is also an accomplished painter of nudes and portraits; he lives and works from his studio in Stokenham, on the South Devon coast)