Okavango - Jewel of the Kalahari

The book retains its wealth of information on the nature of the Okavango Delta and its inhabitants, plant, animal and human. With the advantage of a 15 year perspective, the author addresses the threats to the Okavango's ecosystem from those hungry for its water, including the diamond mines that work the area for its fabulous underground wealth. The story of conservation in Botswana described here is a dramatic one, particularly striking for the successful resolution of a series of water battles, but also for the death of hundreds of thousands of wild animals cut off from water by Botswana's veterinary fences.

Illustrated with over 170 full-colour photographs of the many faces of the Delta and its woodland and desert surrounding, this is a book for all who yearn for the 'other world' of the wilderness, understand its value and know how precarious its survival is.