Wild Elephants

Wild Elephants
Title Wild Elephants PDF eBook
Author Samuel Wasser
Publisher Earth Aware Editions
Pages 0
Release 2019-10-29
Genre Photography
ISBN 9781683833826

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In Wild Elephants, Art Wolfe seeks to capture on camera just what makes elephants so special and so worth saving. Legendary for their size and intelligence, elephants are one of the most charismatic of megafauna. That they are under siege from poachers is no secret, and the rapidity of their declining numbers is horrifying. However, amidst the steady stream of bad news, all is not lost. Ivory prices are declining, global education seems to be succeeding, and recent government crackdowns are beginning to stem the flow of illegal ivory. While Wild Elephants features photographs of both African and Asian species, the emphasis is on the African savanna or bush elephant. Samuel Wasser's informative text focuses on his current groundbreaking research on the impacts of the illegal trade in elephant ivory along with legal culling practices as a means of population control of this highly intelligent, tightly knit social species. Wild Elephants is a celebration of these wondrous gentle giants, of the renewed efforts countries are taking to protect their natural heritage, and of what we can do to empower local populations to safeguard the survival of a magnificent species.

What Elephants Know

What Elephants Know
Title What Elephants Know PDF eBook
Author Eric Dinerstein
Publisher Hachette+ORM
Pages 258
Release 2018-11-04
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1484748700

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Abandoned in the jungle of the Nepalese Borderlands, two-year-old Nandu is found living under the protective watch of a pack of wild dogs. From his mysterious beginnings, fate delivers him to the King's elephant stable, where he is raised by unlikely parents-the wise head of the stable, Subba-sahib, and Devi Kali, a fierce and affectionate female elephant. When the king's government threatens to close the stable, Nandu, now twelve, searches for a way to save his family and community. A risky plan could be the answer. But to succeed, they'll need a great tusker. The future is in Nandu's hands as he sets out to find a bull elephant and bring him back to the Borderlands. In simple poetic prose, author Eric Dinerstein brings to life Nepal's breathtaking jungle wildlife and rural culture, as seen through the eyes of a young outcast, struggling to find his place in the world.

A Baby Elephant in the Wild

A Baby Elephant in the Wild
Title A Baby Elephant in the Wild PDF eBook
Author Caitlin O'Connell
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages 45
Release 2014
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 0544149440

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With in-the-field photographs, this photo essay brings young children to the African scrub desert to witness how a baby elephant survives in the wild.

A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants

A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants
Title A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants PDF eBook
Author Jaed Coffin
Publisher Da Capo Press
Pages 226
Release 2008-01-08
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0306817314

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Six years ago at the age of twenty-one, Jaed Muncharoen Coffin, a half-Thai American man, left New England's privileged Middlebury College to be ordained as a Buddhist monk in his mother's native village of Panomsarakram--thus fulfilling a familial obligation. While addressing the notions of displacement, ethnic identity, and cultural belonging, A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants chronicles his time at the temple that rain season--receiving alms in the streets in saffron robes; bathing in the canals; learning to meditate in a mountaintop hut; and falling in love with Lek, a beautiful Thai woman who comes to represent the life he can have if he stays. Part armchair travel, part coming-of-age story, this debut work transcends the memoir genre and ushers in a brave new voice in American nonfiction.

Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants

Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants
Title Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants PDF eBook
Author Jacob Shell
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Pages 288
Release 2019-06-11
Genre Nature
ISBN 0393247775

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“No one who loves elephants or how humans interact with wildlife should pass up Jacob Shell’s remarkable book.” —Dan Flores, author of Coyote America Giants of the Monsoon Forest journeys deep into the mountainous rainforests of Burma and India to explore the world of teak logging elephants and their intriguing alliance with humans. Jacob Shell’s narrative vividly depicts elephants’ extraordinary intelligence, and the complicated bond with individual human riders, a partnership that can last for decades. Giants of the Monsoon Forest reveals an unexpected relationship between evolution in the natural world and political struggles in the human one, while considering how Asia’s secret forest culture might offer a way to help protect the fragile spaces both elephants and humans need to survive.

The Elephant Whisperer

The Elephant Whisperer
Title The Elephant Whisperer PDF eBook
Author ANTHONY. LAWRENCE
Publisher
Pages 384
Release 2017-07-13
Genre
ISBN 9781509838530

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When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - dangerous and unpredictable, they would be killed if Anthony wouldn't take them in. As Anthony risked his life to create a bond with the troubled elephants and persuade them to stay on his reserve, he came to realize what a special family they were, from the wise matriarch Nana, who guided the herd, to her warrior sister Frankie, always ready to see off any threat, and their children who fought so hard to survive. With unforgettable characters and exotic wildlife, this is an enthralling book that will appeal to animal lovers and adventurous souls everywhere.

Elephants Closeup

Elephants Closeup
Title Elephants Closeup PDF eBook
Author Carla Litchfield
Publisher Red Dog Books
Pages 13
Release 2012
Genre Elephants
ISBN 1742035515

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