A game ranger remembers Bruce Bryden AND Shaping Kruger by Mitch Reardon

A game ranger remembers

Softcover
First Edition

This is a collection of stories about the life of a bushveld conservationist as it is lived at the ground level by that elite band of men and woman who guard the Kruger National Park at the cost of much sweat and, not infrequently, quite a bit of blood.
This is a collection of stories about the life of a bushveld conservationist as it is lived at the ground level by that elite band of men and woman who guard the Kruger National Park at the cost of much sweat and, not infrequently, quite a bit of blood. Bruce Bryden's tales of 27 years in the service of our most famous park make a gripping and entertaining read, abounding with encounters with elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard and rhino, whether darting for research, managing culling operations by helicopter or stalking on foot. In the best tradition of bushveld stories.

Shaping Kruger
by Mitch Reardon
Paperback / Softback

The Kruger National Park is one of the world's leading stewards of biological diversity. Its management requires ongoing monitoring and re-evaluation to ensure that species survive.
The Kruger National Park is one of the worlds leading stewards of biological diversity. Its management requires ongoing monitoring and re-evaluation to ensure that species survive. Shaping Kruger provides fascinating insight into the lives, habits and behaviour of the larger animals that significantly affect the workings of the park. It expertly synthesizes decades of ground-breaking research into the animals and their environment, examining along the way individual species; predator-prey relationships; mammal distribution, and browsing and grazing interactions. This detailed look at how Park management has had to interpret, monitor and adapt the processes that allow species to survive even thrive in an ever-changing environment makes for an intriguing and enlightening read.