The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures

Posted on 02 August 2019 by Lawrence Anthony

When Lawrence Anthony learned that the northern white rhino, living in the war ravaged Congo, was on the very brink of extinction, he knew he had to act If the world lost the sub species, it would be the largest land mammal since the woolly mammoth to go extinct In The Last Rhinos, Anthony recounts his attempts to save these animals.The demand for rhino horns in the Far East has turned poaching into a dangerous black market that threatens the lives of not just these rare beasts, but also the rangers who protect them.The northern white rhino s last refuge was in an area controlled by the infamous Lord s Resistance Army, one of the most vicious rebel groups in the world In the face of unmoving government bureaucracy, Anthony made a perilous journey deep into the jungle to try to find and convince them to help save the rhino. New Download eBook The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures by Lawrence Anthony – kino-fada.fr As soon as I finished The Elephant Whisperer, I began eagerly awaiting The Last Rhinos Then, when Lawrence Anthony passed away in March, my waiting became bittersweet I knew that this would be the last time I would get to enjoy a new book by one of my favorite conservationists I expected that The Last Rhinos would, like Babylon s Ark and The Elephant Whisperer, focus on Anthony s work with endangered species and the day to day life of his South African wildlife preserve, Thula Thula Instead, As soon as I finished The Elephant Whisperer, I began eagerly awaiting The Last Rhinos Then, when Lawrence Anthony passed away in March, my waiting became bittersweet I knew that this would be the last time I would get to enjoy a new book by one of my favorite c...I love this autobiographical story of Lawrence Anthony and his journey to save the Northern white rhinos.Lawrence was an international conservationist and environmentalist who has done so much to save animals in need, animals on the verge of extinction and to help people understand the importance of his works.He has put himself in dangerous situations to achieve his aims and he seems to have had a wonderful personality This story is very moving and a must read for everyone, especially animal I love this autobiographical story of Lawrence Anthony and his journey to save the Northern white rhinos.Lawrence was an international conservationist and environmentalist who has done so much to save animals in need, animals on the verge of extinction and to help people understand the importance of his works.He has put himself in dangerous situations to achieve his aims and he seems to have had a wo...The Last Rhinos goes far beyond a story about rhinos Lawrence Anthony, in his attempt to stop the northern white rhinos from going extinct, finds himself as an unlikely go between trying to stop a war that has been raging in Africa for decades The local government and the Lord s Resistance Army one of the most dangerous and deadly group of guerilla mercenaries in the world are attempting peace talks but no one really expects them to pan out The LRA turns to Anthony to try to help them The Last Rhino...When you read this book which I hope all of you will I would love you guys to look at this book and compare it to your own life While you all may not have to do very hard things every day like people in this book, I believe every Single Person Reading this post Has struggles in their ever...An extraordinary book by an extraordinary man Shows what can be achieved if someone just follows the path in front of them wherever it leads I learnt so much about rhinos, about Africa, about the complexities of of trying to conserve animal and human life in this magical but highly challenged ...I hesitated to give this book a high rating because it wasn t what I was hoping for an account of the way intrepid humans saved a bunch of rhinoceroses, filled with charming anecdotes about rhino behavior I don t know what I was thinking when I expected that, because I know the situation for all the rhino species is unspeakably dire Co author Graham Spence says he thought of calling the book Blood Horn and that might have been adirect approach to indicate that this book is, at least I hesitated to give this book a high rating because it wasn t what I was hoping for an account of the way intrepid humans saved a bunch of rhinoceroses, filled with charming anecdotes about rhino behavior I don t know what I was thinking when I expected that, because I know the situation for all the rhino species is unspeakably dire Co author Graham Spence says he thought of calling the book Blood Horn and that might have been adirect approach to indicate that this book is, at least in part, an outraged call to action The Last Rhinos as a title feels contemplative and wistful, as if there is nothing left to be done, and unfortunately, that is the attitude tha...A brillant follow on book to Lawrence Anthony s best seller The Elephant Whisperer In this book Anthony continues to share stories about the happenings at his private game reserve Thula Thula If the reader has read his first book, the continuation of the animal tales is an easy and enjoyable one He also talks about the plight of rhinos in South Africa who are being poached and pushed to the brink of extinction His mission was spurred after the loss of Heidi, a rhino at Thula Thula who they A brillant follow on book to Lawrence Anthony s best seller The Elephant Whisperer In this book Anthony continues to share stories about the happenings at his private game reserve Thula Thula If the reader has read his first book, the continuation of the animal tales is an easy and enjoyable one He also talks about the plight of rhinos in South Africa who are being poached and pushed to the brink of extinctio...Lawrence Anthony was running a game reserve in South Africa when he heard that there were only about 15 northern white rhinos left in one reserve in the Congo Unfortunately, the reserve had been abandoned by the people meant to protect the rhinos because of the presence of a terrorist group, the Lord s Resistance Army...Well, first off there wasn t a whole lot of talk about rhinos and their predicament The vast majority of the book was about what the author went through in order to get protection for some white rhinos with the help of the Lord s Resistance Army Now, don t get me wrong, hearing about the whole Invisible Children and LRA dilemna from a different point of view was definitely very, very interesting to me, which is why I rated the book three stars But I was pretty disappointed that I didn t get Well, first off there wasn t a whole lot of talk about rhinos and their predicament The vast majority of the book was about what the author went through in order to get protection for some white rhinos with the help of the Lord s Resistance Army Now, don t get me wrong, hearing about the whole Invisible Children and LRA dilemna from a different point of view was definitely very, very interesting to me, which is why I rated the book three stars But I was pretty disappointed that I didn t get to hearabout the rhinos themselves and maybe even what goes into conservation work, besides making risky moves and contacting a rebel army for help There werestories about his elephants in the book...Absolutely fantastic Just as amazing as The Elephant Whisperer Now I desperately want to find his first book I am so very sad to hear that Lawrence is no longer with us, but am glad his family is keeping up the fight, and I truly hope to visit Thula Thula someday.

The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures

English
02 August 2019

Lawrence Anthony