Acocks, J.P.H. (Eds. O.A. Leistner & B.A. Momberg).

Veld Types of South Africa.

Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa No.57. Botanical Research Institute / Department of Agriculture 1988 3rd and final edition. Printed wraps. 146pp A4 illustrated b/w photographs, 5 coloured maps. 0.6kg. Ownership signature to title page else a VG copy. The wall map as mentioned on the front wrap is not extant as usual. ISBN: 9780621113945 The different veld types are analysed in great detail both as regards to soil and geology as well as grasses and flora. There are 5 coloured maps by the Author. Minor corrections and updates, including the index, plus additional photographs over the 2nd edition.

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Book number: 28042

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Keywords: botany south southern africa african agriculture

Brewer, Stella.

The Forest Dwellers.

BCA. London 1978. Green cloth boards. 245pp. illus b/w photos, maps on eps. No inscription, 4 square corners. VG-F in VG bright dustwrapper. Author has devoted her time to rehabilitating orphaned chimpanzees to the wild, starting with those unfortunates who arrived at her parents' home in The Gambia; and as her success grew she was granted permission by the Senegalese National Park authorities to settle the chimps in the Niokolo Koba Park. Here she patiently taught them all the rudiments of survival they would need..

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Book number: 10796

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Carr, Norman.

Return to the Wild. A Story of Two Lions.

Collins. London 1962 3rd imp. Green cloth boards. 127pp. illustrated col & b/w photos, map. 8vo 0.5kg. No inscriptions. sello offset to eps else a VG copy in matching protected dustwrapper. The story of the upbringing and escapades of Big Boy and Little Boy, two lion cubs raised by the author and eventually returned to the wild. (Author was Chief Ranger in the Northern Rhodesian Game Dept).

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Book number: 28585

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Cussons, Eugene.

Saving Chimpanzees. A Man on a Rescue Mission.

Penguin. Johannesburg 2011. 245pp paperback 8vo. CD attached inside front wrap. No inscriptions, probably unread, a near Fine copy. (CD verified playable full length). ISBN: 9780143528135 Includes the original CD showing a rescue mission. Author established the Chimpanzee Eden in South Africa's lowveld region. Travelling through Africa he brings traumatised primates back to Chimp Eden. An account of recent missions requiring diplomacy, dedication, and courage.

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Dean, W. Richard J. & Milton, Suzanne J. (Eds).

The Karoo. Ecological Patterns and Processes.

Cambridge University Press 1999 stated 1st edition. Printed brown & black glossy boards. 374pp illustrated tables, graphs, maps etc. large 8vo. 1.1kg. No inscriptions, 4 square corners, contents as new, boards lightly rubbed, visible shelfwear to lower edge hence overall VG- condition. ISBN: 9780521554503 The succulent and Nama-karoo form part of the arid south-western zone of Africa, a vast region of rugged landscapes and low treeless vegetation. Studies of this unique biome have yielded fascinating insights into the ecology of its flora and fauna. This book synthesises these studies, presenting information on biogeographic patterns and life processes, form and function of animals and plants, foraging ecology, landscape-level dynamics and anthropogenic influences. Novel analyses of the factors distinguishing the biota of the Karoo from that of other temperate deserts are given and generalisations about semi-arid ecosystems challenged. The ideas expounded, the ecological principles reviewed, and the results presented are relevant to all those working in the extensive arid and semi-arid regions of the world.

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Book number: 28036

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Keywords: botany ecology south southern africa karoo karroo

Hanks, John.

Operation Lock and the War on Rhino Poaching.

Penguin 2015. 1st edition. 298pp large format illustrated paperback. No inscription. VG condition. ISBN: 9781770227293 Operation Lock set up headquarters in Johannesburg with a reach into the neighbouring states. Operatives were trained as game rangers and to pose as rhino horn traders in order to trap buyers and expose the kingpins driving the trade.

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Hanks, John.

Operation Lock and the War on Rhino Poaching.

Penguin 2015. 1st edition. 298pp large format illustrated paperback. 0.5kg. No inscriptions. fore-edge spotted else a VG+ copy. Operation Lock set up headquarters in Johannesburg with a reach into the neighbouring states. Operatives were trained as game rangers and to pose as rhino horn traders in order to trap buyers and expose the kingpins driving the trade.

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Book number: 28517

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Hedren, Tippi. & Taylor, Theodore.

The Cats of Shambala.

Century. London 1986 Red cloth boards 288pp illus b/w photos. No inscription. mark on top edge and rear pastedown, hence a VG+ copy in dustwrapper (lightly browned around spine & top edge, very slight damp-stain inside lower spine). an attractive copy. ISBN: 9780712610810 Tippi Hedren (star of Hitchcock's 'The Birds') recounts her life with the big cats on a farm in the California desert. Author's fascination started when filming in then Rhodesia using a trained lion. Many unique illustrations of human-cat interaction.

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Joubert, Leonie. & Mofokeng, Santu.

Boiling Point.

Heinrich Boll Stiftung. Cape Town 2008. Oblong 8vo 0.3kg. Top corner of front wrap creased else a clean VG copy. ISBN: 9780907486206 An extension of the 2007 Ruth First Memorial Lecture, this explores the life of some South Africans beset by climate change: Hendrik Hesselman, a rooibos tea farmer. Ernest Titus, a traditional fisherman. Albert Whitfield, a maize farmer. Bongiwe Mkize, a political refugee. And Selina Thotse, a sangoma. Most live on the knife-edge of poverty amid their dependence on an already capricious natural environment. Their stories show what happens as normal weather trends change in a hotter world.

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Book number: 28722

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Le Roux, Cheryl.

Our Environment, Our Stories. A Collection of Case Stories of Environmental Education Research in Southern Africa.

University of South Africa (UNISA). nd. Printed wraps. 238pp illustrated small 4to. 0.5kg. No inscriptions. VG-F condition. ISBN: 0620338334 A selection to showcase environmental education research in the SADC context. Provides students and researchers with material on which to reflect and benefit from the experiences of others by sharing in the knowledge and various approaches.

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McCracken, Donal P.

Saving the Zululand Wilderness. An Early Struggle for Nature Conservation.

Jacana. Johannesburg 2008. Green cloth boards. 176pp illustrated in colour & b/w. 4to. Bookplate ffep. a Fine unread copy in protected dustwrapper. ISBN: 9781770095960 Early conservation efforts to save the Zululand wilderness from the predations of early hunters. With a thousand tons of ivory alone shipped out of Durban harbour, the fruits of the slaughter of 20,000 elephants between the 1820s and 1880s, imminent total destruction was thwarted by the establishment of the first game reserves in the 1890s.

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Book number: 19698

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Mercer, Chris. & Pervan, Beverley.

For the Love of Wildlife.

Kalahari Raptor Centre 2000. Brown imitation leather boards. 252pp illustrated 4to. A Fine unread copy in matching dustwrapper. as new. ISBN: 9780620260145 Beautiful gift inscription by Authors on title page.The story of the Harnas Lion Farm in Namibia dedicated to the protection of wild animals, especially predators, falling foul of man in their shrinking environment.

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Book number: 22617

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Milton, Sue J. & Dean, W. Richard J.

Karoo Veld. Ecology and Management.

Fitzpatrick Institute, University of Cape town 1996. Printed boards. 94pp illustrated A4 format 0.8kg. No inscription, VG+ condition. ISBN: 9721868490578 Warm authorial inscription to title page, signed by both authors. An ecosystem approach to veld assessment, recognising that soil, plants, insects, birds, and other wild animals all work with the farmer to sustain the productivity of the Karoo veld.

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Book number: 28408

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Keywords: south southern africa africa karoo karroo veld agriculture botany flora ecology

Patterson, Gareth.

Cry for the Lions. A Story of the Lions of Mashatu Epitomising the Need for the Conservation of the Lions of All Africa.

Aftex Trading, Dallas, Texas 1989 2nd edition. (same as Frandsen edition). 192pp. illustrated 8vo. No inscriptions. a G-VG clean copy in dustwrapper (foxed inside, rubbed, wear, no loss or tears) ISBN: 978062011997 Inscribed on title page by Author thus: "For Kenny & Des, Hope you enjoy this. Gareth" with small drawing of a lion paw. The game-ranger author tells of the lions in this reserve located in the northeastern Tuli block of Botswana. Other titles by this author in stock.

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Book number: 22962

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Patterson, Gareth.

Last of the Free.

Hodder & Stoughton. London 1994 1st edition. Black cloth boards. 157pp illustrated 8vo. No inscription. minor spotting to prelims else a VG copy in VG dustwrapper. a very nice copy. ISBN: 9780340613245

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Book number: 26802

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