THE CONSERVATIONISTS AND THE KILLERS - John Pringle *signed

Published by Books of Africa, 1982

Hardcover with dustjacket - jacket shows some mild wear on the bottom of the spine. Some mild age toning on the title page. Spine very lightly sunned. Signed by the author. A very nice copy.

"When man reached the intellectual divide which separates the killers from the conservationists in Southern Africa, it was almost too late. While there is general acceptance in this world that all countries should preserve at least 10 per cent of their area for wilderness, nature, recreation and purity of watersheds, South Africa today has less than 4 per cent of its once seemingly boundless land conserved and safe from despoliation. The story of how even that small area was conserved is a story of the dedication and inspiration, not of governments, but of individuals, of small associations and of the Wildlife Society which increasingly works today in Southern Africa to guard the heritage of nature, to conserve what is left of the wilderness, to seek out areas where the flowers, plants, trees and all wild creatures can be restored to their former glory with the remarkable resilience of nature when human beings find harmony with their environment instead of destroying it, where the conservationists take over from the killers."

                              

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