The Ebony Ark - Black Africa's Battle to Save It's Wildlife

London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1970. A Very Good uninscribed copy with some small tape marks to front endpaper else clean and unmarked. Dustjacket is complete with a little wear to top corners G+. Foreword by President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda. 52 striking photographs. This book gives a fascinating and hopeful picture of what is being done by the individual countries to preserve our heritage of wildlife. It is African rangers, often at risk from poisoned arrows, who track down poachers and who care for animals maimed in the bush and who are being trained to be wardens, whilst African conservationists are teaching the traditional pastoralists such as the Masai to settle down in villages and stop destroying the wildlife habitats. *** NOT BOOK CLUB *** *** NOT EX LIB *** C3E. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.