Serengeti Shall Not Die
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Good.
In one of the most passionate and consequential wildlife conservation stories ever committed to print, Serengeti Shall Not Die chronicles the extraordinary mission of Dr. Bernhard Grzimek and his son Michael, who risked everything to protect the vast plains of the Serengeti from destruction. Armed with a zebra-striped aircraft and an unshakeable conviction, the two men conducted the first-ever aerial census of the Serengeti's wildlife, mapping the migration patterns of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle across the golden Tanzanian savannah — all to convince the world that this irreplaceable ecosystem must be preserved. The book stands as a landmark of 20th-century conservation literature, blending rigorous scientific inquiry with the raw emotional weight of a father-and-son journey cut tragically short. Grzimek writes with unflinching honesty and deep reverence for the natural world, transforming what could have been a dry scientific report into a gripping testament to human dedication and wildlife advocacy. As Gerald Durrell noted, probably no other two men have done so much for the cause of wild-life — a verdict that, decades on, still rings true. The question the book leaves unanswered is not whether the Serengeti was worth saving, but whether humanity will ever learn from those who fought to save it.
Author: Grzimek
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, Collins
Genre: Natural history
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Good.
In one of the most passionate and consequential wildlife conservation stories ever committed to print, Serengeti Shall Not Die chronicles the extraordinary mission of Dr. Bernhard Grzimek and his son Michael, who risked everything to protect the vast plains of the Serengeti from destruction. Armed with a zebra-striped aircraft and an unshakeable conviction, the two men conducted the first-ever aerial census of the Serengeti's wildlife, mapping the migration patterns of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle across the golden Tanzanian savannah — all to convince the world that this irreplaceable ecosystem must be preserved. The book stands as a landmark of 20th-century conservation literature, blending rigorous scientific inquiry with the raw emotional weight of a father-and-son journey cut tragically short. Grzimek writes with unflinching honesty and deep reverence for the natural world, transforming what could have been a dry scientific report into a gripping testament to human dedication and wildlife advocacy. As Gerald Durrell noted, probably no other two men have done so much for the cause of wild-life — a verdict that, decades on, still rings true. The question the book leaves unanswered is not whether the Serengeti was worth saving, but whether humanity will ever learn from those who fought to save it.