A wild life : adventures of an accidental conservationist in Africa

This British ex-patriot moved to Zimbabwe in 1977, when it was still called Rhodesia. Pitman stumbled into saving wild animals almost by mistake. But his sense of humor, and love of animals, made him a perfect candidate for this fraught and sometimes frustrating mission. His tales from the bush and passion for wildlife and conservation are filled with humor and heartbreak—saving elephants in Matusadona National Park, tracking black rhinos, saving cheetahs, and, perhaps most dangerous, introducing foreign tourists to African wildlife. This is a witty and hope-filled true story from a talented writer who is frequently in the news discussing the challenges of Zimbabwe’s natural future. A Wild Life; CONTENTS; Foreword; Prologue; Acknowledgments; 1 Walking in Strange Ways; 2 The Fathead's Haunting Call; 3 It's Always the Elephant's Fault; 4 Going Down the Drain; 5 The Pitfalls of Muzarabani; 6 Coming Through in Bubbles; 7 A Truckload of Cheetah; 8 Bung-Ho, Biggles; 9 Nobody Must Talk to Mr. Mhene; 10 Flames, and a Phoenix Rising; 11 Through the Looking-Glass; Postscript; Index Terrific, amusing, poignant account of 25 years in Zimbabwe as a wildlife conservationist, saving Rhinos and cheetahs, mapping out elephant corridors, and flying over wilderness to track animals.