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Title: In the Dust of Kilimanjaro
Author: David Western
ISBN: 9781559635332
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 312
Publisher Description: In the Dust of Kilimanjaro is the story of one man's struggle to protect Kenya's wildlife. World-renowned conservationist David Western - who grew up in Africa and whose life is intertwined with the lives of its animals and indigenous peoples - presents a history of African wildlife conservation and an intimate glimpse into his life as a global spokesperson and one of Kenya's most prominent citizens. Beginning with his childhood adventures hunting in rural Tanganyika (now Tanzania), Western describes how and why the African continent came to hold such power over him. In lyrical prose, he recounts the years of solitary field work in and around Amboseli National Park that led to his gradual awakening to what was happening to the animals and people there. His immersion in the culture and ecology of the region made him realize that without an integrated approach to conservation, one that involved people as well as animals, Kenya's most magnificent creatures would be lost forever. His accounts of his friendships with the Maasai add a personal dimension to the book that gives the reader new appreciation for the centuries-old links between Africa's wildlife and people. Continued coexistence rather than segregation, he argues, offers the best hope for the world's wildlife. Western describes how his unique understanding of the potentially devastating problems in the region helped him pioneer a new approach to global wildlife conservation that balances the needs of people and wildlife without excluding one or the other.
Author: David Western
ISBN: 9781559635332
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 312
Publisher Description: In the Dust of Kilimanjaro is the story of one man's struggle to protect Kenya's wildlife. World-renowned conservationist David Western - who grew up in Africa and whose life is intertwined with the lives of its animals and indigenous peoples - presents a history of African wildlife conservation and an intimate glimpse into his life as a global spokesperson and one of Kenya's most prominent citizens. Beginning with his childhood adventures hunting in rural Tanganyika (now Tanzania), Western describes how and why the African continent came to hold such power over him. In lyrical prose, he recounts the years of solitary field work in and around Amboseli National Park that led to his gradual awakening to what was happening to the animals and people there. His immersion in the culture and ecology of the region made him realize that without an integrated approach to conservation, one that involved people as well as animals, Kenya's most magnificent creatures would be lost forever. His accounts of his friendships with the Maasai add a personal dimension to the book that gives the reader new appreciation for the centuries-old links between Africa's wildlife and people. Continued coexistence rather than segregation, he argues, offers the best hope for the world's wildlife. Western describes how his unique understanding of the potentially devastating problems in the region helped him pioneer a new approach to global wildlife conservation that balances the needs of people and wildlife without excluding one or the other.
