The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony
The Elephant Whisperer is a book close to my heart. Although I did not have the privilege of meeting Lawrence Anthony, whose courage and respect for nature is legendary, his game reserve is just a couple of hours drive away from my home.
The elephants, the heroes of this story, show remarkable intelligence, resilience and loyalty. They prove, yet again, that man is arrogant to believe he is superior to animals. Respect.
The Elephant Whisperer is one of those books that will remain in your heart forever.
The Elephant Whisperer
Author: Lawrence Anthony
Co-Author: Graham Spence
Publication Date: 7 May 2010
First Published: 1 January 2009
Publisher: Pan Publishing
Source: Purchased
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When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of ‘rogue’ elephants on his reserve at Thula Thula, his commonsense told him to refuse. But he was the herd’s last chance of survival – notorious escape artists, they would all be killed if Lawrence wouldn’t take them. He agreed, but before arrangements for the move could be completed the animals broke out again and the matriarch and her baby were shot. The remaining elephants were traumatised and very angry. As soon as they arrived at Thula Thula they started planning their escape…
As Lawrence battled to create a bond with the elephants and save them from execution, he came to realise that they had a lot to teach him about love, loyalty and freedom.
— Extract from Goodreads.com
This article (link below), published this week in our local paper, tells of the elephants annual pilgrimage to Lawrence Anthony’s home to pay their respects on the anniversary of his untimely death two years ago.
Read article here: Elephants commemorate late conservation hero
Hannah Atkinson
Oh my. This sounds like an amazing book about an amazing man. I had the honour of bathing an elephant in the river, in Thailand. It was an amazing experience and I would love to be able to spend time with elephants. Thank you for linking to #findtribe
Aimee Foster
This sounds like a must read for me, I love stories like this. Lawrence Anthony sounds like an incredible individual. I’m going to get this and have a read – thanks for sharing #FindTribe
crushingcinders
He is a legend here in South Africa, check out his book about rescuing zoo animals in Bagdad during the war too. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/409377.Babylon_s_Ark
Jessica Powell
I hadn’t heard of this one but it sounds right up my street – another one to add to the ‘to read’ pile! 🙂 #findtribe
crushingcinders
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🙂