The Last Rhinos
My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures
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4.7 • 7 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An inspiring story of conservation in the face of brutal war and bureaucratic quagmires, The Last Rhinos will move animal lovers everywhere.
Conservationist Lawrence Anthony's South African wildlife reserve protects elephants and many other animals, including several endangered Southern White Rhinos. When he learned that the Northern White Rhino was on the very brink of extinction--courtesy of a flourishing black market for rhino horns in the Far East--he knew he had to act. If the world lost the sub-species, it would be the largest land mammal since the woolly mammoth to go extinct.
The Northern White Rhino's last refuge was in an area in the Democratic Republic of Congo controlled by the infamous Lord's Resistance Army, one of the most vicious rebel groups in the world. In the face of unmoving government bureaucracy, Anthony made a perilous journey deep into the jungle to try to find and convince them to help save the rhino.
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Head of conservation at the Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, South Africa, Anthony (The Elephant Whisperer) recounts his role in the northern white rhino's perilous struggle against extinction: "Unless something fundamental changes, and quickly, every last one in the wild will eventually be killed." These rhinos, one of the world's largest creatures, are being "brutally slaughtered for a horn" which is "little more than keratin" used in traditional Asian healing. "It is difficult to remain calm," he says, when these rhinos do not get protection against savage poaching. Anthony doesn't shy away from danger, even when his journey to save the rhinos unexpectedly entwines him in the midst of Ugandan political warfare. He meets with the Lord's Resistance Army, rebel war criminals hiding in the Congolese jungle, to persuade them to protect these animals. Riddled with heartfelt anecdotes, Anthony's brave crusade to save these mammals even at great risk to his own safety reads like a safari adventure, a history lesson, and a warning that our careless ways will bring an end to so many magnificent species. Photos.
Customer Reviews
Great book
Another great book from Lawrence Anthony. I am so sad there will not be more.