Ham Anthony - The Man Who Loved Pink Dolphins A True Story Of Life And Death In The Amazon - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This is the story of Christopher Clark a remarkable man who spent his life helping to save a pristine corner of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Clark's strict childhood sent him far from home in search of adventure landing him in the Amazon where he fell in love with the forest its people and its wildlife. When a village elder in a dying riverbank town begged him to save the forest and its inhabitants this challenge became his life's work. Over the next thirty years he set up home in one of the most remote parts of the Amazon and lived an extraordinary life. Together with the isolated Waimiri - Atroari Indigenous people he stared down men with machine guns weathered government campaigns to discredit and drive him out apocalyptic fires and more. Australian writer Anthony Ham travelled to Clark's forest home in Xixua and listened as Clark told his story for the first time. With Valdemar an Indian guide and Clark's lifelong friend they explored the forest world in a dugout canoe as pink dolphins swam beside them. They spoke for days over caipirinhas as Clark told stories of close encounters with jaguars and anacondas of his life among the people of the Amazon and of the deadly threats still being made against him. Ham brings to life the forest and its many dark and beautiful secrets as well as depicting Clark in all his complexity. In the process the two men writer and activist became friends and together faced one last attempt on Clark's life. At a time of great peril for the Amazon and its inhabitants as vast areas are being destroyed with frightening consequences for our planet the rainforest itself becomes a haunting character in this gripping book. The Man Who Loved Pink Dolphins is captivating crucial terrifying and hopeful and is very much a story of our time. Praise for The Last Lions of Africa: Urgent and important. This moving tale with a heroic cast of characters leonine and human is a must - read for anyone passionate about wildlife and wild places. - Tony Park author of Last Survivor A moving journey Ham is a beautiful storyteller. - Australian Women's Weekly This is gripping insightful evocative and ultimately heartbreaking reading. - Travel Africa The Last Lions of Africa took me to new horizons among familiar territory to a richer more spiritual understanding of us and lions. What a thoughtful educational and spiritual book. - Jonathan Scott author of The Marsh Lions Sacred Nature and Big Cat Diary The Last Lions of Africa is much more than a tale about the struggle to save the lion from extinction. What makes it so rewarding and gives it mythic resonance is the way Ham captures the intimate complex interrelationships between humans - farmers villagers hunters conservationists - and these proud awe - inspiring beasts. - Sydney Morning Herald
Title: The Man Who Loved Pink Dolphins A True Story Of Life And Death In The Amazon
Author(s): Ham Anthony
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Barcode: 9781761065514
Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Date: 2/13/2024
Category: Conservation Of Wildlife & Habitats