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The Last Rhinos
The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures | Graham Spence, Lawrence Anthony
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When Lawrence Anthony learned that the northern white rhino, living in the war-ravaged Congo, was on the very brink of extinction, he knew he had to act. If the world lost the sub-species, it would be the largest land mammal since the woolly mammoth to go extinct. In The Last Rhinos, Anthony recounts his attempts to save these remarkable animals. The demand for rhino horns in the Far East has turned poaching into a dangerous black market that threatens the lives of not just these rare beasts, but also the rangers who protect them. The northern white rhino's last refuge was in an area controlled by the infamous Lord's Resistance Army, one of the most vicious rebel groups in the world. In the face of unmoving government bureaucracy, Anthony made a perilous journey deep into the jungle to try to find and convince them to help save the rhino. An inspiring story of conservation in the face of brutal war and bureaucratic quagmires, The Last Rhinos will move animal lovers everywhere.
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I really liked this, even though there was more politics in the book than I‘d expected. The start and end of the book focused on the rhinos and the animals in Lawrence‘s own reserve, but most of the middle of it was his negotiations with the LRA. Even so, it was written in a way that I was quite interested in how it would all go, both with the animals and with the peace negotiations.

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The best book I‘ve read this year! Amazing man, amazing stories. I know I lot about the subject (wrote my thesis about illegal wildlife trade), yet I learned new things. How is it possible that a conservationist becomes a trustee of the second most wanted man by the International Criminal Court? How is it possible that the same man spends days in one of the most dangerous places on earth, with one of the most dangerous rebel groups in the world?

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That fabulous moment when you realize you have totally forgotten about a fantastic book you own! Highly admire Lawrence Anthony. Sadly, he died just before the launch of this book. Definitely one of the people I would like to invite for dinner, whether I could invite three of five or whatever.