In 1974 the Owens sold their few possessions [6,000 dollars] and spent the next seven years [sleeping in a tent] studying the rapidly declining wildlife in the uninhabited Kalahari desert. No water for thousands of miles and infrequent visits to the nearest community for basic supplies, it was a primitive, isolated and dangerous life [poachers as well as predators] but their research and campaigning will have saved many animals' lives. I couldn't put it down - life on the edge in every sense.
(Lynda Johnson - bwl 98 Autumn 2020 ) |
