9780143026136 - The Secret Elephants: The Rediscovery of the World's Most Southerly Elephants von Patterson, Gareth (7 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Octavo, paperback,218 pp.,colour photographs, illustrations. The elephants of the Knysna forest in South Africa have long been the subject of mystery and conjecture. Over the years they have taken on an almost mythical quality, with many doubting whether they existed at all. In 1994 the local forestry department maintained that there was only one surviving Knysna elephant, the seldom seen female known as The Matriarch. The Knysna elephant was thus described as 'functionally extinct'. This was the official stance until September 2000 when forest guard Wilfred Oraai encountered and photographed a young bull from a distance of some thirty metres. The question arose: who was its mother? And, indeed, who was its father? In 2001 Gareth Patterson began an independent study of the Knysna elephant. For the next seven years he covered thousands of kilometres on foot, following ancient elephant paths through the dense Afromontane forest and the surrounding mountain fynbos. He found abundant signs to suggest that, far from dying out, the Knysna elephants are, quietly and secretly, holding their own. Patterson's fieldwork, and his DNA research in collaboration with conservation geneticist Lori Eggert, established that at least five young females exist, lending support to Patterson's growing evidence that the Knysna forest and its surroundings are home to a small herd of young elephants. This book is the story of these remarkable animals that fought their way back from the brink of extinction without any help from humankind.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Foreword By Dr Dame Daphne Sheldrick. Publication of 218 pages. The dust jacket and boards are in near fine condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and protected in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Reprint . Reprint, 2010. Publication of 218 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Publication of 218 pages. The Dust Jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 218 Pages. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn, despite this the jacket remains intact and presents beautifully in cellophane. The boards are a little shelf rubbed, but remain strong and sturdy. Internally, the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound. r* 26/10/2021. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. inscribed and signed by author. minor shelf wear on the jacket. mild foxing / usage markings. soundly bound and presentable. (Patterson died in February 2026.) [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.