Born Wild The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Passion for Lions and for Africa |
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| Author:
| Fitzjohn, Tony |
| ISBN: | 978-0-670-91891-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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| Imprint: | Viking |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Born Wild is a story of passion, adventure and skulduggery on the frontline of African conservation. Following Tony Fitzjohn's journey from London bad boy to African wildlife warrior, the heart of the story is a series of love affairs with the world's most beautiful and endangered creatures - affairs that so often end in pain, for to succeed in re-introducing a lion or leopard to the wild is to be deprived of their companionship.
Tony tells of his twenty years in Kenya with...
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Born Wild is a story of passion, adventure and skulduggery on the frontline of African conservation. Following Tony Fitzjohn's journey from London bad boy to African wildlife warrior, the heart of the story is a series of love affairs with the world's most beautiful and endangered creatures - affairs that so often end in pain, for to succeed in re-introducing a lion or leopard to the wild is to be deprived of their companionship.
Tony tells of his twenty years in Kenya with George Adamson of Born Free fame - a time of discovery, isolation and frequent danger living far from civilisation. And when he was prevented from re-introducing any more animals into the wild and made unwelcome in the country he loved, Tony had to start anew in Tanzania.
'Brilliant, truly brilliant. I was hooked. It was inspiring, moving and exciting. He is the last of the swashbuckling conservationists who has selflessly devoted his life to the people and the wildlife of Africa. A true african adventure of epic proportions. It makes me want to give up everything and move to Africa'. Ben Fogle
'Hugely compelling and funnily written.' Martin Clunes
'Born Wild describes his (Tony)breathless roller coaster across the African savannah with passion and humour, an inspirational tale of what one committed individual can achieve against the odds.' Sunday Telegraph, Brian Jackman
'The book ends with him (Tony) returning to Kora, invited back by the Kenyans to the happy landscape of his wild youth. They want him to restore the area to the state it was in before Adamson was murdered and Fitzjohn himself was run off the land - and it is a challenge he is relishing. Which makes this a truly African story and the author, despite his place of birth, a true African.' Daily Telegraph, Graham Boynton