Walk Through the Wilderness (English Edition) Authors: Clive Walker and Don Richards
Walk Through the Wilderness
A Practical and Basic Guide to the Dynamic Environment and Ecological Inter-relationships of Southern Africa
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Walk Through the Wilderness (English Edition)
- Authors: Clive Walker and Don Richards
- Publisher: Endangered Wildlife Trust and Wilderness Trust of Southern Africa, Johannesburg
- Publication Date: 1986 (Revised Edition)
- ISBN-10: 0620100494
- ISBN-13: 9780620100496
- Edition Details: Revised Edition (Following the original 1974 release by Purnell).
- Binding: Original publisher's premium heavy-gauge illustrated card wrappers (softcover).
- Physical Format: Octavo (24.5 x 17 cm), 146 pages. Extensively augmented with detailed maps, charts, sketches, graphs, and beautiful black-and-white text illustrations.
- Language: English text.
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Overall Very Good Condition (VG)
- Exterior / Wraps: The pictorial card wrappers are clean, solid, and flat with vibrant exterior colors. Displays only minor, standard shelf rubbing and light edge wear consistent with careful reading. The spine remains crisp, undamaged, and securely bound with light, completely standard opening creases.
- Interior: The 146-page text block is robustly bound, clean, and tight. Internal pages are structurally intact and entirely free from user highlighting, text underlining, dog-ears, or heavy foxing.
- Provenance: Features a neat, decorative gift inscription on the verso of the front cover.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1986 as a vital revised edition by the Endangered Wildlife Trust, Walk Through the Wilderness is a foundational study focused on the delicate inter-relationships of all living things within natural communities—including Man. Written by two of Southern Africa’s most celebrated environmental experts, this book bridges the gap between urban life and remote ecosystems, offering readers an accessible path to extend their outdoor experiences from the city garden onto deep wilderness trails.
The text guides nature enthusiasts through key environmental themes, tracking animal adaptations, freshwater systems, the marine water cycle, geological baselines, and nature's complex "web of life." It also provides practical ethnographic and botanical accounts, detailing the historic survival techniques of the Bushmen, the behaviors of local mammals, endangered wildlife priorities, and the trees of Southern Africa. Filled with clear sketches and charts, this copy serves as a highly collectible and sought-after guide for children and adults interested in environmental education and conservation heritage.
Author Profiles: Clive Walker & Don Richards
Clive Walker is an internationally acclaimed South African environmentalist, author, and pioneer of hands-on conservation. In 1973, he co-founded the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and later established the Wilderness Trust of Southern Africa, dedicating his life to protecting the region's most vulnerable species, particularly the black and white rhinoceros. An accomplished artist, his wildlife sketches are highly regarded by collectors. Don Richards was a deeply dedicated educator, conservation specialist, and co-author who focused his career on designing environmental learning programs. Together, Walker and Richards helped transform modern South African conservation education by showing that individual awareness is the ultimate tool for environmental preservation.
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