Great Tuskers of Africa

Title:Great Tuskers of Africa
Subtitle: A Celebration of Africa's Large Ivory Carriers
Author: Johan Marais
Artwork: David Hadaway
Imprint: Penguin Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa 2012
ISBN 97801433530466 / ISBN 978-0-143-353046-6
Softcover, 27 x 30 cm, 222 pages, throughout colour and b/w photograph, illustrations

About: Great Tuskers of Africa

There was a time when the African elephant roamed the entire continent at will and was able to live out its long life in harmony with its environment. The bull elephants who became known as great tuskers, the hundred-pounders of colonial times, were plentiful. But throughout the ages man has relentlessly hunted these majestic beasts for their ivory and this, combined with the loss of its habitat to ever-increasing human populations, brough the African elephant to the brink of extinction in many parts of the continent. In the twenty-first century a great tusker will only be found in a conservation area, and it will be a rare and unforgettable sighting. In Great Tuskers of Africa Johan Marais and David Hadaway share their passion for the giants of the wilderness, providing a celebration in words and pictures of past and present tuskers, an capturing the grace and dignity, and the mystery and romance of these extraordinary animals.

Content: Great Tuskers of Africa

Author's Note
Forewords
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Ivory Trade
The Fascination of Ivory
Conservation of Great Tuskers by Ian Whyte
The Culling Controversy
Hunting and Poaching: worth more dead than alive?
Green Hunting by Michelle and Steve Henley
Hunters of Large Ivory
Great Tuskers of Yesterday
Great Tuskers of Today
Great Tuskers of Tomorrow
Letaba Elephant Hall
Tuskers in other parts of Africa
Zimbabwe
Matusadona
Gonarezhou
Tanzania
Ngorongoro Crater
Kenya
Marsabit National Park
Amboseli National Park
Tsavo National Park
Botswana
KwaZulu-Natal
Tembe Elephant Park
The Big Five
Fast Facts
Elephant Folklore
Some Tips on Photography
Tusk Table
Conversion table
Selected Bibliography
Photo Credits