The Secret Elephants: The Rediscovery of the World's Most Southerly Elephants
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (573 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143528017 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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He found abundant signs that, far from dying out, the Knysna elephants are quietly holding their own. Please visit the author's website at garethpatterson."The elephants of South Africa's Knysna forest have long been the subject of mystery and conjecture. Over the years, they have taken on an almost mythical quality, with many doubting whether they existed at all. Then in 2000, a forest guard encountered and photographed a young bull. The question arose: Who was its mother? And indeed, who was its father?For seven years, Gareth Patterson covered thousands of kilometres on foot, following ancient elephant paths through dense forest and surrounding mountains. Patterson's work supported evidence that the Knysna forest and its surroundings are home to a small herd of young elephants. In 1994, the local forestry department claimed there was only one surviving Knysna elephant, the seldom seen female known as The Matriarch. The Secret Elephants is the story of these remarkable animals that fought their way back
A powerful, soulful piece of work Maggie Sergio If you like books that have a profound impact, then you'll enjoy The Secret Elephants tremendously.This is a wonderful, soulful story about Gareth Patterson's latest journey that took him into the Knysna forest to research what was originally thought to be a doomed population of forest elephants. The story of these elephants is told with great empathy and heart, about the effects of colonialism that nearly drove this elephant population to extinction, and also resulted in th. outstanding Amazon Customer Gareths latest book, an amazing insight to his quest to prove the existence of these amazing elephants, said to be extinct for so long. Gareth writes from the heart and this book is another evocative account of his life with the wildlife he loves, at times heartbreaking and yet the story fills you with hope for the future.A must read.. In spite of man's arrogance and greeda remarkable comeback This wonderful book is a treasure of information on elephants in the Knysna Forest at the southern tip of Africa. It was thought there may be only one elephant left in this vast forest, but Gareth Patterson's years of persistence and research on site, proved otherwise. A truly remarkable book that will break your heart, at the same time it raises your hopes, for these beautiful gray ghosts. Having spent years and years hiding from and evading the enemy (yes, that would be ma