Man-eaters, mambas and marula madness

A game ranger's life in the lowveld

Paul Moorcraft (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

432 Seiten

2011
Jonathan Ball Publishers SA (Verlag)
978-1-86842-461-0 (ISBN)

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What started as a vision about the Olifants River Game Reserve has become the story of a game ranger's life. With a naturalist's eye for detail as well as the bigger picture of managing a fragile ecosystem through years of drought and plenty, Mario Cesare brings a storyteller's delight - and a dash of Italian passion - to sharing his world. Life-and-death encounters with lion, elephant and buffalo are balanced by rescues and interventions as these giants of the lowveld suffer the effects of human interference in their ecosystem. There are problems with poachers and with rapacious neighbours; then the delights of success - and in the case of the elephant population, the conundrums of too much success. Mario Cesare's career has taken him from Timbavati and Mala Mala to Olifants River and beyond - and he delights in sharing his good fortune. His latest task: to develop and nurture the Olifants River Game Reserve as the fences of the Greater Kruger National Park area fall, undoing generations of damage.
Man-eaters, Mambas and Marula Madness: A Game Ranger's Life in the Lowveld provides a wealth of lessons on conservation as well as stories of life in the bush as it is enjoyed only by those fortunate enough to live on a 'Big Five' reserve.

Zusatzinfo	Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Johannesburg
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	500 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
ISBN-10	1-86842-461-8 / 1868424618
ISBN-13	978-1-86842-461-0 / 9781868424610
Zustand	Neuware