Game Changer. Glen Martin
Game Changer
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Game Changer
Animal Rights and the Fate of Africa’s Wildlife
Glen Martin
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Martin, Glen, 1949–
Game changer : animal rights and the fate of Africa’s wildlife / Glen Martin. —1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-520-26626-1 (hardback)
1. Animal welfare—Africa. 2. Animal rights—Africa. 3. Animal rights—Environmental aspects—Africa. 4. Wildlife conservation—Africa. 5. Animal rights activists—Africa. 6. Animal rights movement—Africa.
I. Title.
HV4877.A3M37 2012
179’.3096—dc23 2011035059
Manufactured in the United States of America
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To Tess and Kimo
Contents
3. Dreaming the Peaceable Kingdom
4. From Automata to Sentient Beings
10. Buy (or Lease) It and They Will Come
15. Not a Primary Issue of Concern
Illustrations
1. George Adamson in a contemplative moment
2. Memo from George Adamson to the secretary of the East African Professional Hunters’ Association
3. Laurence Frank takes tissue samples from an anesthetized lion
4. Laikipia Predator Project researchers take measurements from an anesthetized leopard
5. Laurence Frank prepares to release the leopard to the wild
6. Elephants at Singita Grumeti Reserves
7. Eland at Singita Grumeti Reserves
8. Lions spar at Singita Grumeti Reserves
9. Community residents on a tour of Singita Grumeti Reserves
10. Richard Leakey, first director of the Kenya Wildlife Service
11. Sign at a Windhoek restaurant noting the available game entrées
12. Warden Elvis Mwilima examines the remains of an illegally killed blue wildebeest
13. Elephant crossing sign on the Caprivi Strip, Namibia
14. Members of the Tsiseb Conservancy meet with Namibian government officials
Kenya and northern Tanzania