Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures is a book written by Richard Leakey and Virginia Morell . It was published in 2001 by St. Martin's Press .

Overview [ edit ]

It tells of how Leakey had been director of National Museum when appointed in 1989, President Daniel arap Moi appointed him to run the Kenya Wildlife Service . This was an entirely new experience to Leakey, because he had been accustomed to studying hominids , not managing wildlife. Elephant poaching had been a major problem in the Kenyan National Parks, and the book tells of his efforts to stop it, sometimes with a danger to his life.

Reception [ edit ]

The book was reviewed in the journal Endangered Species , ^[1] the ALA magazine Booklist , ^[2] Publishers Weekly , ^[3] Books in Canada , ^[4] African Business , ^[5] the Royal Geographical Society 's Geographical magazine. ^[6]

Editions [ edit ]

• Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures ISBN   0-330-37240-8

References [ edit ]

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