The last elephant: An African quest

The last elephant: An African quest image
ISBN-10:

0002159333

ISBN-13:

9780002159333

Author(s): Gavron, Jeremy
Edition: First Edition
Released: Jan 01, 1993
Format: Hardcover, 237 pages
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Description:

Of all the endangered species, elephants are the most intriguing. Like whales, they are huge and intelligent. Much is known about them - their close family ties, their care for their own dying, their interest in their dead, their complex communication. This book is a journey in the shadow of the great beast, a portrait of its character, nature, culture and life, but also taking the broader view, looking at the elephant in the political, natural and human context. It is a book about the researchers, conservationists, the ivory carvers and elephant artists, the white hunters and African poachers, and the elephant's hired protectors. It shows too, how the fate of the elephant is entwined with some of the key African themes: overpopulation, land shortages, political instability, corruption and the lopsided meeting between African tradition and the modern world.











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