Embark on an Epic Journey Through the African Wilderness with The Eye of the Elephant

Lillian Douglas: The book is well written and full of all sorts of information concerning Africa and its fauna and flora not generally well-known that it is a delight to read.

United States on Sep 23, 2023

jmg: This book has been retitled (for USA?). Was originally published as "Survivors Song" by Harper Collins!

Germany on Sep 09, 2023

sandyd111: I really enjoyed this book reading about the struggle to stop poachers from killing the elephants in Africa. All the struggles the couple went through risking their very lives to stop the poaching was meaningful.

United States on Jul 08, 2023

Kindle Customer: For someone interested in African flora and fauna, this book will be a great resource. Enjoyed every page, even those filled with wanton killing. .

United States on Jun 04, 2023

The Bunny: I was so surprised that I'd never heard of this Book plus one more written by Delia and her husband Mark Owens concerning the terrible problem of the poaching of animals in Africa. It's a marvel of description of the land, animals and efforts made to set up camps, airstrips with total dedication to Africa and preservation of the animals. I cannot abandon this story and therefore read most all the night time. The writing is excellent and down to earth. Of course I've read that great book Delia wrote, "Where the Crawdads Sing" and just love the "down to earth" writing...The Bunny

United States on Jan 15, 2023

keith whittock: fine

United Kingdom on Dec 29, 2022

Christine K: Before Delia Owens became the bestselling novelist ("Where the Crawdads sing"), she spent over two decades in the African wilderness (Botswana and Zambia), where she and her then husband Mark Owens studied lions, hyenas and elephants; they both are biologists and animal behaviorists. The couple wrote these "diaries" together, but it is her parts that are clearly more personal (she talks about food and their often funny encounters with hyena cubs and feisty hornbills). Despite the "cute" parts, their life in these super remote areas in the Kalahari desert and in the Norther Luangwa National Park was hard and often very dangerous: Especially their struggles to save elephants and big cats from poachers led to scary, if not horrifying situations. You can read this book like a novel, it is written beautifully and full of fascinating observations and descriptions of parts of the world we never got to see (almost nobody did!). But make no mistake, this is not a travel guide: This book also describes the reckless hunting of an endangered species; it deals with dirty politics, poverty, corruption, and the desperation and anger of two animal activists who witness their beloved objects...

United States on Nov 15, 2020

Gis A. Bun: This will be a bit of a tough book for some because of the slaughter of wildlife for no good reason. You may or may not want to read it all at once. There isn't too much of an ending...

Canada on Oct 21, 2020

Karl Dennhardt: This book should be a must read for everyone. It is sadly both tragic and disturbing. It is just a further illustration of what a “beast” man is.

Canada on Aug 29, 2019

Noel: I started this book with great enthusiasm. I got about one third of the way through and then laid it aside for a month. When the time was right I picked it up again and finished it in a couple of days. I cannot say I enjoyed the book. It is not an easy read. Much of it makes very depressing reading and there is no triumphant conclusion to the depressing tale of the mass slaughter of the wildlife of North Luangua in Zambia. However it is a 'must read' because of the terrible story it tells of venal game guards and officials conspiring with poachers to almost eradicate the elephant herds of North Luangua by sustained poaching year after year after year, despite the pinprick irritation of the efforts of the Owenses to thwart them.

Mark & Delia Owens put their health, their marriage, and their lives on the line. In the end their efforts are rewarded though only when there are so few elephants left to kill, the global CITES agreement has undermined the ivory trading market, and the Zambia political regime is changed. When these things come together the alternative economic programmes and educational programmes initiated by the Owenses have the opportunity to fill the...

United Kingdom on Sep 02, 2011