Wildlife Wars

Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures is a book written by Richard Leakey and Virginia Morell. It was published in 2001 by St. Martin's Press.

Overview

It tells of how Leakey had been director of National Museum when appointed in 1989, President Daniel arap Moi appointed him to run the Kenya Wildlife Service. This was an entirely new experience to Leakey, because he had been accustomed to studying hominids, not managing wildlife. Elephant poaching had been a major problem in the Kenyan National Parks, and the book tells of his efforts to stop it, sometimes with a danger to his life.

Reception

The book was reviewed in the journal Endangered Species,{{cite web |url=http://www.umich.edu/~esupdate/mayjun2002/heinen.htm |title=Book Review - Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures. |work=Endangered Species |author=Joel T. Heinen |date=June 2002 |accessdate=March 4, 2015}} the ALA magazine Booklist,{{cite web |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/5092600/adult-books-nonfiction |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150309030705/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/5092600/adult-books-nonfiction |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-03-09 |title=Adult Books |work=Booklist |author=Nancy Bent |date=August 2001 |accessdate=March 4, 2015}} Publishers Weekly,{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-20626-0 |title=Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures |work=Publishers Weekly |author=Charlotte Abbott |date=July 16, 2001 |accessdate=March 4, 2015}} Books in Canada,{{cite web |url=http://www.booksincanada.com/article_view.asp?id=3007 |title=A Political Animal |work=Books in Canada |author=Christopher Ondaatje |date=Winter 2002 |accessdate=March 4, 2015}} African Business,{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79829769.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325100820/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79829769.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-25 |title=Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures |work=African Business |author=Stephen Williams |date=November 2001 |accessdate=March 4, 2015}} the Royal Geographical Society's Geographical magazine.{{cite web |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/5329296/tusk-force-leader |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024422/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/5329296/tusk-force-leader |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-04 |title=Tusk Force Leader |work=Geographical |author=Nigel Winser |date=October 2001 |accessdate=March 4, 2015}}

Editions

Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures {{ISBN|0-330-37240-8}}

References

Category:2001 in the environment

Category:Environmental non-fiction books