Lorsque l'on demanda à Lawrence Anthony, grand défenseur de la nature, de recueillir un troupeau d'éléphants sauvages et traumatisés dans sa réserve de Thula Thula en Afrique du Sud, son bon sens l'incita d'abord à refuser. Mais quand il réalisa que les éléphants seraient abattus s'il ne changeait pas d'avis, il décida finalement de les sauver. Au cours des années qui suivirent, il devint peu à peu un membre de leur famille, créant des liens inaliénables avec le troupeau. Il comprit alors que ces créatures exceptionnelles avaient beaucoup à lui apprendre sur la vie, la loyauté et la liberté. L'homme qui murmurait à l'oreille des éléphants est le récit captivant, drôle et émouvant de l'aventure vécue par Lawrence Anthony auprès de ces animaux aussi impressionnants qu'attachants. Retraçant la vie dans une réserve sud-africaine, avec ses personnages hauts en couleur et parfois ses drames, ce livre emportera tous les amoureux des animaux et de l'aventure dans un tourbillon d'émotions et de bonheur.

L'homme qui murmurait à l'oreille des éléphants

An extraordinary story of life on a South African game reserve from the 'Indiana Jones of conservation' and the authors of The Elephant Whisperer. Lawrence Anthony's South African game reserve is home to many animals he has saved, from a remarkable herd of elephants to a badly behaved bushbaby called George. When one of his rhinos was brutally slaughtered for her horn, he didn't hesitate to lead an armed response against the poachers. Then he learned that there were only a handful of northern white rhinos left in the wild, living in an area of the Congo controlled by the infamous Lord's Resistance Army and soon to be hunted into extinction. Lawrence knew he had to take action. What followed was an extraordinary adventure, as he headed into the jungle to negotiate with the rebels, while battling to save his own animals from terrible drought and to save the eyesight of his beloved elephant matriarch Nana. The Last Rhinos is peopled with unforgettable characters, both human and animal, and is a sometimes funny, sometimes moving, always exciting read. 'Anthony was a charismatic figure whose life combined Gerald Durrell-esque animal antics with Wilbur Smith bush heroics .

The Last Rhinos - The Powerful Story of One Man's Battle to Save a Species

A moving account of one man's race to save a herd of elephants - with unforgettable characters and exotic wildlife, The Elephant Whisperer is an enthralling book that will appeal to animal lovers and adventurous souls everywhere. When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - dangerous and unpredictable, they would be killed if Anthony wouldn't take them in. As Anthony risked his life to create a bond with the troubled elephants and persuade them to stay on his reserve, he came to realize what a special family they were, from the wise matriarch Nana, who guided the herd, to her warrior sister Frankie, always ready to see off any threat, and their children who fought so hard to survive.

The Elephant Whisperer - Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom From a Remarkable Herd of Elephants

A Liberian businessman is given six hours to pay for a mysterious cargo of weapons in Monrovia - or his son will die. Al-Shabaab terrorists raid an idyllic Kenyan beach resort, kidnapping a British diplomat's daughter. An American special forces soldier uncovers plans to cause global mayhem and bloodshed building radioactive 'dirty' bombs in uranium-rich West Africa. Alaskan adventurer Chris Stone is dragged into this murderous imbroglio with his partner Debra Gordon and Delta Force operators Carl Wilson and Nick Landry. Last time they teamed up was tracking rhino poachers slaughtering Africa's most endangered species, whose horns today are more valuable than gold. This time the stakes are even higher as a terrifying new front in the undeclared global terror war erupts. As chilling as today's headlines, Blood Brothers weaves fiction with reality in a white-knuckle tale of modern terrorism. Spence has written two other Chris Stone adventure novels, The Apocalypse Chase, and Bloodhorn, a thriller based on fact about the wildlife smuggling cartels driving rhinos to extinction. Spence's non-fiction books, including The Elephant Whisperer which he co-wrote with Lawrence Anthony - 'The Indiana Jones of Conservation' - have received widespread international claim.

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