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Saving the Last Rhinos - The Life of a Frontline Conservationist (Hardcover)
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Saving the Last Rhinos - The Life of a Frontline Conservationist (Hardcover)
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List price R452
Loot Price R369
Discovery Miles 3 690
You Save R83 (18%)
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Each year, more than one thousand rhinoceroses are killed - in
South Africa alone. There are fewer than 18,000 white rhinos and
only 5,000 black rhinos left alive in the wild. The situation with
regard to this corrupt, illegal war on wildlife is clearly
critical. And what are rhinos killed for? Their horns - sold in
shavings as a snake-oil 'cure' for colds or impotence. The going
price is $16,000 a kilogram, but a rhino's horn is simply keratin,
the same material as our fingernails, with no magical, medicinal
properties. Grant Fowlds is a passionate conservationist on the
front line of protecting these iconic animals - right now, against
armed poachers; but in the longer term, too, through his work with
schoolchildren, communities and policymakers. He is fiercely
focused on highlighting the alarming increase in rhino poaching, a
scourge which has put these mighty animals at serious threat of
extinction. He is a partner of Rhino Art, founded by philanthropic
adventurer Kingsley Holgate. Rhino Art's 'Let the children's voices
be heard' project aims to gather the largest number of children's
'Art Voices' ever recorded, in support of rhino protection, and to
use these heartfelt messages from the children of Africa and
elsewhere in the world as a rallying cry against rhino poaching.
Grant works closely with all the biggest local and global
conservation agencies, including the World Wide Fund for Nature
(WWF). He has hosted Prince Harry at his family's game lodge,
Leeuwenbosch, and the prince is very supportive of Grant's work.
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