The Poacher's Moon: A True Story of Life, Death, Love and Survival in Africa

The Poacher's Moon: A True Story of Life, Death, Love and Survival in Africa is a disturbing but very good read on wildlife conservation.
Peirce, Richard
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978-1-77584-178-4
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Title: The Poacher's Moon
Subtitle: A True Story of Life, Death, Love and Survival in Africa
Author: Richard Peirce
Genre: Wildlife Conservation
Publisher: Random House Struik
Imprint: Nature
Cape Town, South Africa 2014
ISBN 9781775841784 / ISBN 978-1-77584-178-4
Softcover, 15 x 21 cm, 144 pages

Description:

In 2011 three private game reserves in South Africa's Western Cape were targeted by rhino poachers. This true story tells in chilling detail how the poachers prepared the scene, launched their attack and escaped into the night; and it details the traumatic aftermath for the victims and their carers. In particular, it follows the fates of Higgins and Lady, two rhinos that defied the odds by surviving, thanks to the extraordinary compassion of their carers and ongoing support from the South African Veterinary Association. Reading The Poacher's Moon: A True Story of Life, Death, Love and Survival in Africa is beeing confronted with both painful and happy memories, captured with almost uncanny accuracy by conservationist and author Richard Peirce.

Content: The Poacher's Moon

Forewords
Acknowledgements
Rhino facts
Limpopo dawn, life begins
Attack on Aquila
The poacher's moon
Fight for survival
The Fairy Glen investigation
Trials and triumphs
Reunited and recovering
Veterinary intervention
A species under threat
Medicine and myth, delicacy and death
The war against poaching
Epilogue
Acronyms
Useful websites