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Share your favorite Africa-related "reads" with other members! Both fiction and non-fiction are WElcome, incl.guidebooks and travel manuals.WE only ask that the reads be related to Africa (Please no religious, political or mature, etc. topics) Enjoy!
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Comment by Theresa Williams on October 26, 2009 at 1:20am - I just finished reading "African Nights" by Kuki Gallmann. It was wonderful and I have just begun "I Dreamed Of Africa" written by her also. I highly recommend anything she has written. So beautiful and poetic. She has brought her adventures to life for me.
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Comment by Holly Wilson on October 25, 2009 at 4:05am - Before my first trip to Africa, my sister-in-law gave me the book "I Speak of Africa" by Shan Varty and Molly Buchanan - it's the story of Londolozi Game Reserve, but also a story of Africa. I would also love to get "The Leopards of Londolozi" someday - it is very expensive on the web (I guess I need to go back!) I love the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series as well. "Africa's Vanishing Wildlife" by Chris and Tilde Stuart is great.
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Comment by barbara braley on August 12, 2009 at 3:58am -
Right now, I'm reading "In the Company of Cheerful Ladies." It's either 5th or 6th in the series of "The #1 Ladies Detective Agency, " by Alexander McCall Smith. He was born in Zimbabwe, and lives in Scotland now.
I enjoy the series of books, even more than I enjoyed the TV series.
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Comment by Liz on August 10, 2009 at 6:40pm -
Have you read? Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson. A novel ... two HS former rivals (now in 60s?) have a contest to name the most birds in Kenya in a week. Reminds me of the contest at Djuma..
Currently reading A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley, a police detective book set in Botswana. Not a cozy like Number one Detective.. Good writing.
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Comment by Rigo on August 9, 2009 at 1:23pm -
After having read back all the comments, I need to go to the bookstore.
A book I didnt find here is "I dreamed of Africa" by Kuki Gallmann. another great story is "Out of Africa" by Isak Denesen (Karen Blixen)
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Comment by KN on July 23, 2009 at 7:42pm - just finished reading "The Wilderness Family" by Kobie Kruger. Amazing book, narrates about the adventures/every day life in the bush. Loved it.
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Comment by Catte on July 19, 2009 at 4:27pm - I just finished Wildflower, interesting biography,amazing woman! I'm about to start reading The Elephants and I, Sharon Pincott. It looks really good, too. I ordered Letters from Africa: Travel Stories from an Adventuresome Soul, Cynthia Tuthill, used from Amazon but don't have it yet.
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Comment by Murphy on July 19, 2009 at 4:13pm - I just finished reading IN the Way that Elephants Do and I really enjoyed it! thanks for the reccomendation.
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Comment by lillipets on July 11, 2009 at 6:57pm -
I recently read Wildflower. Its a book about Joan Root (of Alan and Joan Root -the couple who became famous for their amazing African documentaries).
What a gutsy lady!
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Comment by Connie L Gildner on July 9, 2009 at 10:51pm - I have read back at all the comments on books and have found quite a few that I am just going to have to read. Thanks for all the recommondations
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UK tour raises some great questions
Some great questions have been raised by University students during my recent lecture tour in the UK, which have focused our thoughts on the direction of the ILP for the next years. Sure, we’re growing rapidly but it’s important to ensure that we focus on our core aims first and foremost. The object of our research is to gather data on the density and behaviour of leopards (and other carnivores) outside of formally protected areas. And why? Well it is in these areas (the largest land mass of South Africa) that leopards are in conflict with humans and in these areas where they are the last of the big five remaining truly wild.
So how can we conserve the dwindling leopard population. As said, first we need data, but also we need to develop wildlife management methods and techniques. Within this we need to become more than a pure research project and tackle some of the other issues. Education is undoubtedly a major factor. We need to get the message across in the right way. But we also need to develop and employ pragmatic management solutions. We will need a holding facility to temporarily detain problem animals, sufficient to give us time to ensure that any relocation does not compromise the genetic dynamics of an area and importantly that we do not create a problem in that area. Whether that be with local livestock, people, or other leopards.
All of this will mean we need more staff. Dedicated people who have a passion for wildlife conservation. We’ll also need more funding. But here is where we can offer something a little different. We want to create an ILP membership scheme (say$8 annual fee). However rather then just ask for a membership fee, in return we want to offer something more than a badge or membership card. Membership will then entitle folks to a 10% discount off an African Conservation Safari. As with everything we do, we look to our friends to give us their input and feedback, so if you have any thoughts on this concept then I'd love to hear from you.
Written by Will Fox
Honey Badgers - You have to love them
Finally we have some news on our Honey Badger project. As you may know we have been holding two troublesome honey badgers, that were killing Geese on a farm and removed before they could get into even deeper trouble. Of-course we have been waiting for permits but (in this case), that is no bad thing. It has provided time for the badgers to loose their homing instinct to that farm (otherwise they would just head home and into more trouble). It's also given us time to arrange for tracking equipment. In this regard, we took lots of advice from badger specialists before deciding on a two pronged approach to tracking these animals that roam in very large areas.
Firstly, one of the badgers had a radio transceiver implant yesterday (unobtrusive low range device placed under the skin by a vet), and second they will each be given VHF collars before release. Of-course with such tenacious animals the collars won't last long before the badgers have destroyed and discarded them, but by that time we hope to have logged their new home range and have an idea of where to find them. Thereafter the implant (which has only a small range) will help us to monitor the badgers for the next year or so and gather much needed data on Honey Badgers living outside of formally protected area's. You've heard it before, but these are the area's where all carnivores at the biggest and imminent risk from human conflict. So we very much hope that these two will be only the first of many, so that our study results can hep formulate pragmatic conservation policies.
For now, the badgers will be monitored at Moholoholo wildlife rehabilitation centre for another twelve days and then we'll release them into a wild area. Where we hope they'll stay out of trouble. Yea I know, fat chance of that. Badgers just seem to look for trouble. I have to be honest, it's why I love them.
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