Dying to be Free - The Canned Lion Scandal and the Case for ending Trophy Hunting in Africa - Gareth Patterson
Signed by the legendary Gareth Patterson on the Title page.
Dying to be Free - The Canned Lion Scandal and the Case for ending Trophy Hunting in Africa - Gareth Patterson
Publisher: Peguin Books
Year: 1998
Number of pages: 204
ISBN 9780670884698
Condition: Very Good+. This book is in an excellent condition. The DJ has only some very slight signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains perfect. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
Gareth Patterson
Award-winning wildlife expert, author and public speaker, Gareth Patterson, is known internationally for his efforts to greater protect the lions and elephants of Africa. His wildlife work has featured widely in the media, books and in documentaries. Patterson told of his life with the famous Adamson lions, which he returned to the wilds after the murder of Born Free legend George Adamson, in the books, Last of the Free and With My Soul Amongst Lions. His books have been published in many editions and languages worldwide.
The Secret Elephants, Patterson's latest book tells of his eight-year odyssey to uncover truths about the world’s most southerly elephants, the elusive and highly endangered Knysna elephants of the southern Cape, South Africa.
Patterson was the recipient of the Operation Survival Award and of the prestigious Cape Times Environmental Award. He has been an adjudicator for the SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year Awards.
The Search for the Knysna Elephants, a documentary about Patterson's findings on the remarkable Knysna elephants, has been screened internationally by Animal Planet. He is continuing his research on the elephants, as well as undertaking field work on the existence of another mysterious denizen of the southern Cape, the previously unknown about coastal leopards.
A highly self-motivated person who lives by the adage ‘Never give up’, Patterson delivers inspiring presentations and talks drawn from his life and experiences.
Books that have featured Gareth Patterson’s wildlife work.
The Great Safari. Adrian House. Harper Collins, 1993.
Roaring at the Dawn. Brian Jackman. Swan Hill Press, 1995.
An African Journal. Horst Klemm, 1996.
All Things Wild and Wonderful. Kobie Kruger. Penguin, 1997
More to Life than Surface. Kate Turkington. Penguin, 1997.
The Bible According to Noah: Theology as if Animals Mattered. Gary Kowalski. Lantern Books, 2001
Children of the Sun God: The White Lion Mystery. Linder Tucker. Earthyear Books, 2001.
Wilderness Family. Kobie Kruger. Bantam Books. 2002.
Mail & Guardian Bedside Book. Edited by Shaun de Waal, Jacana. 2003.
Science, Soul and the Spirit of Nature: Leading thinkers on the restoration of man and creation. The Princess of the Netherlands, Irene van Lippe-Biesterfeld. Bear & Company. 2005.
Patterson is regularly contacted by journalists to comment on wildlife and environmental issues.
