Download PDF The Eye of the Elephant An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness Mark Owens Delia Owens
Download PDF The Eye of the Elephant An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness Mark Owens Delia Owens
Download As PDF : The Eye of the Elephant An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness Mark Owens Delia Owens
The authors of Secrets of the Sahara battle the elephant poachers of Zambia in this “exciting . . . part adventure story, part wildlife tale” (The Boston Globe).
Intelligent, majestic, and loyal, with lifespans matching our own, elephants are among the greatest of the wonders gracing the African wilds. Yet, in the 1970s and 1980s, about a thousand of these captivating creatures were slaughtered in Zambia each year, killed for their valuable ivory tusks. When biologists Mark and Delia Owens, residing in Africa to study lions, found themselves in the middle of a poaching fray, they took the only side they morally could that of the elephants.
The Eye of the Elephant recounts the Owens’ struggle to save these innocent animals from decimation, a journey not only to supply the natives with ways of supporting their villages, but also to cultivate support around the globe for the protection of elephants. Filled with daring exploits among disgruntled hunters, arduous labor on the African plains, and vivid depictions of various wildlife, this remarkable tale is at once an adventure story, a travelogue, a preservationist call to action, and a fascinating examination of both human and animal nature.
Intelligent, majestic, and loyal, with lifespans matching our own, elephants are among the greatest of the wonders gracing the African wilds. Yet, in the 1970s and 1980s, about a thousand of these captivating creatures were slaughtered in Zambia each year, killed for their valuable ivory tusks. When biologists Mark and Delia Owens, residing in Africa to study lions, found themselves in the middle of a poaching fray, they took the only side they morally could that of the elephants.
The Eye of the Elephant recounts the Owens’ struggle to save these innocent animals from decimation, a journey not only to supply the natives with ways of supporting their villages, but also to cultivate support around the globe for the protection of elephants. Filled with daring exploits among disgruntled hunters, arduous labor on the African plains, and vivid depictions of various wildlife, this remarkable tale is at once an adventure story, a travelogue, a preservationist call to action, and a fascinating examination of both human and animal nature.
Download PDF The Eye of the Elephant An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness Mark Owens Delia Owens
"Very emotional journey of two people observing & trying to save the animals in Africa. They fight against people who are benefiting by slaughtering the animals & their habitats & their ability to migrate. Beautiful writing, heartfelt motivation, hopeful outcome. The stories in this book show some ways in which we humans take our power too lightly and inadvertently destroy our environment & our future. This book is best enjoyed after reading the prequel book, "Cry of the Kalahari"."
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The Eye of the Elephant An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness Mark Owens Delia Owens Reviews :
The Eye of the Elephant An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness Mark Owens Delia Owens Reviews
- The fate of those magnificent animals pulls on one's heart strings and the devotion of the Owen's to their preservation is truly impressive. While this book deals mostly with the fight to protect the elephant, they are equally busy observing and researching the lives of other species lions, hyenas, rhinos, various antelopes etc. And who would want to actually live in the Kalahari desert for years? Somehow they did and loved it. (read their previous book "The Cry of the Kalahari")
The authors are not intimidated by any local resistance and in the process manage to actually transform the lives of many villagers from being poachers to making an honest living. The ugly practice of wide-spread poaching is heart breaking and the Owens tell their story with equal passion. They also touch on their personal problems - Mark's almost fanatical pursuit of poachers at great personal risk - and Delia's stress under those circumstances.
Having had the pleasure of observing these animals in the wild I was easily swept up in their battle against and their writing about it. - There's something about elephants, and wildlife in Africa. Starting with"Born Free" when young; meeting and hearing Artist and Wildlife Conservationist David Shepherd, and now The Eye of the Elephant delves me into the struggle and bureaucracy of saving elephants from poaching in Africa. As the song says "If I had a million dollars".
- I loved this book. But I love elephants. Story not too restorative since it's about how stupidity is killing off everything everywhere. What the people endured was absolutely awful. Missionaries and conservationalist must be masochists. Africa is totally screwed in its altruism and destructive greed.
Also the editor should be shot. I saw the same identical scene repeated three times. Plus many editing errors - I was intrigued by the difficulties endured by this devoted couple as they continued against so maný obstacles. Even their personal devòtion to each other was threatened but they wòuld not give up. Every time they fòund a lion pride again I felt their victory. When poachers werè stopped I feĺt their achievements. I was in the plane struggling to stay airborne or to ĺand on the inadequate airstrip. It was a very satisfying and eXciting book.
- I read the book because I am eon the protection of our ecolgy animal, plants, water, etc.
It made me realized how hard scientists work toward that goal and how so very few peole seem to care.
I would have ordered more, but I had orders 2 books, was charged, and never got them on Kndle Fire.
I recommend this kind of reading who is also interested in our environment> - Very emotional journey of two people observing & trying to save the animals in Africa. They fight against people who are benefiting by slaughtering the animals & their habitats & their ability to migrate. Beautiful writing, heartfelt motivation, hopeful outcome. The stories in this book show some ways in which we humans take our power too lightly and inadvertently destroy our environment & our future. This book is best enjoyed after reading the prequel book, "Cry of the Kalahari".
- For readers fascinated by African elephants and other wildlife, this book is a primer in conservation challenges and practical solutions. It is also wonderfully written, painting Africa’s magic, fierce beauty with personal and emotional honesty. In the end this book will convince you to somehow help African elephants to survive and the local people vital to them prosper. Poaching can be defeated!
- This true life book is about two things. It’s about people who experience fear and difficulties(albeit their difficulties are most often much more seriously hair raising than any most of us experience!), but they just go out there and do what needs doing anyway! It’s also about the loss to Africa and all of us of its wildlife, primarily elephants, in this case. The world knows about poaching, but this book provides a painfully accurate account of the cruelty and absolutely unrelentless nature of poaching as well as the(thus far)futility of finding an effective long term solution to the problem.
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