A day in the life of an African elephant by Hall-Martin, Anthony
A day in the life of an African elephant by Hall-Martin, Anthony
Hardcover, ISBN 9781868124756
Publisher: Southern Book Publishers, 1993
Used - Very Good. Book is fine internally, unmarked, but the DJ is slightly creased at the edges. The DJ is now in a protective Cellophane sleeve.
This book celebrates the magnificence of Africa's largest inhabitants, but also sounds a warning about their future on the continent in the face of population and environmental pressures. The text and photographs depict elephants through their daily life and their life-cycle. There are elephants at play, feeding, drinking, communicating, mating, fighting and resting; elephants in herds and solitary bull elephants; elephants in deserts, grasslands and forests. Other work by the author includes "Predators of Southern Africa" and "Kaokoveld - The Last Wilderness".
Dr. Anthony Hall-Martin (12 Junie, 1945 - 21 Mei, 2014) was 'n Suid-Afrikaanse bewaringspesialis en outeur. Hy was 'n wêreldgesag oor olifante en renosters en het in 1988 die Renoster-en-olifantstigting saam met Clive Walker en Peter Hitchins gestig. Hall-Martin was die stigting se eerste voorsitter. Die Renoster-en-Olifant-Stigting het Marion Garai, 'n Switserse bioloog, ondersteun in 'n uitgebreide studie van stres in jong olifante tydens uitdunprogramme in Suid-Afrika en dit het gelei tot die Vereniging vir Hervestigde olifante.
As adviseur vir die Trust vir Bedreigde natuurlewe en later direkteur van navorsing en ontwikkeling by die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Parke, was Hall-Martin 'n onvermoeibare voorstander van omgewingsbewustheid.
Dr Hall-Martin se siening oor natuurlewebestuur was kontroversieel, terwyl hy erkenning ontvang het vir sy natuurlewefotografie en artikels. Sy boeke oor die natuur sluit in: Predators of Southern Africa, Kaokoveld: The Last Wilderness en A day in the Life of an African Elephant. Sy belangrikste boek Elephants of Africa (1986) is vervaardig saam met die bekende natuurlewekunstenaar Paul Bosman.
