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The last lions of Africa : stories from the frontline in the battle to save a species / Anthony Ham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Sydney, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: vi, 351 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, maps, colour portraits ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781760875756
  • 1760875759
Subject(s):
Contents:
1. The warrior and the lion -- 2. Cecil the Lion King and other stories -- 3. The last lion of Liuwa -- 4. Kalahari silences -- 5. Among the man-eaters -- Lion conservation programs.
Maps (vi) -- Prologue (1) -- 1. The warrior and the lion (9) -- 2. Cecil the Lion King and other stories (83) -- 3. The last lion of Liuwa (141) -- 4. Kalahari silences (207) -- 5. Among the man-eaters (269) -- Acknowledgements (323) -- Notes (327) -- Bibliography (329) -- Lion conservation programs (349) -- About the author (352).
Summary: This is the riveting and illuminating story of Australian writer Anthony Ham's extraordinary journey into the world of lions. Haunted by the idea that they might disappear from the planet in our lifetime, he ventured deep into the African wilderness, speaking to local tribespeople and activists as well as to rangers, scientists and conservationists about why lions are close to extinction and what can be done to save them. In The Last Lions of Africa, we walk alongside Anthony as he reveals the latest extraordinary science surrounding the earth's dwindling lion populations and their often surprising relationship to mankind. As he uncovers heartbreaking and astonishing accounts of individual lions, prides and habitats, each chapter unfolds as both gripping campfire story and deeply researched exploration of larger mysteries in the natural world. Anthony's vivid storytelling weaves together natural history, ancient lore and multidisciplinary science to show us a world in which human populations are growing and wild lands are shrinking; where lions and indigenous peoples fight not for sovereignty over the land but for their very existence. In this gripping and crucial book, Anthony Ham brings Africa, its people and its endangered lions to magnificent life and shows the surprising ways those last lions might be saved.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 599.757 H198 Available 33111010761662
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An incredible and moving account of one man's journey into the world of lions, why they are fast disappearing and what can be done to save them from extinction and thus save Africa, whose delicate ecosystem depends on these apex predators to keep everything in balance.

Includes bibliographical references.

This is the riveting and illuminating story of Australian writer Anthony Ham's extraordinary journey into the world of lions. Haunted by the idea that they might disappear from the planet in our lifetime, he ventured deep into the African wilderness, speaking to local tribespeople and activists as well as to rangers, scientists and conservationists about why lions are close to extinction and what can be done to save them. In The Last Lions of Africa, we walk alongside Anthony as he reveals the latest extraordinary science surrounding the earth's dwindling lion populations and their often surprising relationship to mankind. As he uncovers heartbreaking and astonishing accounts of individual lions, prides and habitats, each chapter unfolds as both gripping campfire story and deeply researched exploration of larger mysteries in the natural world. Anthony's vivid storytelling weaves together natural history, ancient lore and multidisciplinary science to show us a world in which human populations are growing and wild lands are shrinking; where lions and indigenous peoples fight not for sovereignty over the land but for their very existence. In this gripping and crucial book, Anthony Ham brings Africa, its people and its endangered lions to magnificent life and shows the surprising ways those last lions might be saved.

1. The warrior and the lion -- 2. Cecil the Lion King and other stories -- 3. The last lion of Liuwa -- 4. Kalahari silences -- 5. Among the man-eaters -- Lion conservation programs.

Maps (vi) -- Prologue (1) -- 1. The warrior and the lion (9) -- 2. Cecil the Lion King and other stories (83) -- 3. The last lion of Liuwa (141) -- 4. Kalahari silences (207) -- 5. Among the man-eaters (269) -- Acknowledgements (323) -- Notes (327) -- Bibliography (329) -- Lion conservation programs (349) -- About the author (352).

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