This is a revealing and beautiful new look at the history and future of game preservation in East Africa, enlivened with large-format photographs and maps. Paradise Lost focuses on the development of policies affecting and influencing the creation of game reserves and the preservation of flora and fauna in East Africa from the time of colonial rule to the present.
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To all of us [Ofcansky's] topic is important, and to the wild animals...a matter of life and death. --Elpeth Huxley, from the Forward
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Thomas P. Ofcansky received his Ph.D. in East African history from West Virginia University in 1981 and held a variety of appointments before he joined the Department of Defense as Senior Analyst for East Africa in 1987. Currently Ofcansky holds a career appointment with the U.S. Department of State, and he continues to visit East Africa regularly.
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nice overview of competition between wildlife and man,
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This review is from: Paradise Lost: A History of Game Preservation in East Africa (Paperback)
This book does a nice job providing an overview of competition between wildlife and humans in 3 east African countries. Using 3 case studies, Ofcansky provides a context for the colonial decisions that shaped game preservation. The book is a fast read and provides a stimulant for future exploration into the topic.
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As the new century begins, it is evident that much of the world's wildlife could face extinction, largely because of an expanding human population and a high rate of industrial and agricultural development. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shamba raiders, wildlife preservation policy, game ordinance, game preservation, elephant control, marauding elephants, elephant problem, game destruction, wildlife destruction, game regulations, game policy, tsetse fly, game reserves, game sanctuary, elephant population, elephant hunters, colonial administration Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Game Department, Colonial Office, Game Warden, Foreign Office, Fauna Preservation Society, Board of Trustees, Legislative Council, Tanganyika Territory, Serengeti National Park, Great Britain, Murchison Falls, Uganda Railway, District Commissioner, Game Policy Committee, New York, Lake Victoria, Masai Annual Report, South Africa, Charles Swynnerton, Mount Kenya, Second World War, White Paper, Clarendon Press, History of the Royal Parks, Lord Salisbury New!
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As the new century begins, it is evident that much of the world's wildlife could face extinction, largely because of an expanding human population and a high rate of industrial and agricultural development. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shamba raiders, wildlife preservation policy, game ordinance, game preservation, elephant control, marauding elephants, elephant problem, game destruction, wildlife destruction, game regulations, game policy, tsetse fly, game reserves, game sanctuary, elephant population, elephant hunters, colonial administration Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Game Department, Colonial Office, Game Warden, Foreign Office, Fauna Preservation Society, Board of Trustees, Legislative Council, Tanganyika Territory, Serengeti National Park, Great Britain, Murchison Falls, Uganda Railway, District Commissioner, Game Policy Committee, New York, Lake Victoria, Masai Annual Report, South Africa, Charles Swynnerton, Mount Kenya, Second World War, White Paper, Clarendon Press, History of the Royal Parks, Lord Salisbury New!
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- No More the Tusker by George Rushby on page 54, page 55, and Back Matter
- A Political History of Uganda by Sam R. Karugire on page 97, and Back Matter
- The Big Game: 10 Strategies for Winning at Life by Scott MacMillan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Travels And Researches In South Africa by Dr. David Livingstone on page 13, and Back Matter
- Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa: Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa (Volume 2) by David Livingstone on page 13, and Back Matter
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