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As I mentioned in my review of "Cry of the Kalahari" my wife and I were assigned to a remote spot in the Zambian bush north of Kabwe along the Great North Road. Delia and her husband, Mark, were posted in the Luangwa Valley to the northeast of where we were. They arrived about 2 years after we were there. While we were on a mission of aid in the form of education and international politics, the Owens' were saving wildlife, a nobler and more substantial goal.We were just a couple of hours or so n...
Having lived in Africa for a couple of years in the late 70s and having seen elephants, lions, wildebeasts by the thousands, roaming freely, when I came across this book, I was curious. I'm glad I found it.The writing is descriptive and inclusive. The conditions, customs and corruption were accurately portrayed. The friendly, infectious enthusiasm of the always smiling people was pervasive. The description of the interpersonal relationships between the authors, their employees, the villagers and...
Gosh, this was fantastic. I kept forgetting it was real. And you can see the seeds of Delia's writing here. It's detailed and interesting and wonderful. And, yup, I cried.
"At this moment, in August 1986, we pledge to each other: no matter what it takes, or how long, we will stay in North Luangwa until the elephants come to drink at the river in peace." This book is amazingly co-authored by a strong and committed couple who live in the African wilderness and relentlessly fight for the elephants right to live peacefully in their home in the Zambian National Park that is North Luangwa. I have never had such a clear image of what the true, uncharted wilderness of Afr...
This was, imo, the best non fiction conservation book I have ever read.The perfect book : beautiful language and the perfect subject.I just ordered another book from Delia and Mark Owens: cry of the kalahari.I can't wait to read it!reminder to myself: do read this book again sometime
This was Nonfiction on Elephant preservation in Africa. The story that the authors share takes place mostly in the 1980's. It was kind of fascinating watching their life unfold. They were dedicated to living with and protecting African wildlife. This book centered on lions, then elephants. It was so sad that there was so much poaching going on. Such tragedy, but poaching was a living for the locals.Strong and old tradition are strong and often times heavy anchors that keeps people from moving in...
2.5 stars It had so much potential. I just feel like there needs to be a whole book written about THE PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGES. This is a great book about animals which I do love yet there were simply so many times when I wish I could learn much more about the individuals surrounding the heart of this story. It was hard to read really because of this wanting to know more especially about the women. Parts are just glazed over like "and we set up a women's sewing shop" when to me there is a whole st...
Was written very well, and had a lot of very valuable information about the poaching problems of Africa in the 80’s - 90’s. Had a very valuable lesson but also gave a good story about one couples determination on saving wild Africa. I enjoyed reading it.
The Eye of the Elephant: An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness is a direct sequel to the memoir Cry of the Kalahari by husband-and-wife wildlife research team Cordelia Dykes Owens (Delia) and Mark James Owens. It picks up right where the latter book left off, but continues the saga in Zambia where the Owenses go to continue studying and protecting African wildlife. The overall presentation and structure of the narrative is more suspenseful and designed to impress upon the reader th
Want to read this. Scared it’s going to shred my heart. It probably will. But I really want to read it. How could I not, after reading “Where the crawdads sing”? I will inhale everything Delia Owens touches.
Authored by Delia Owens (Where the Crawdad's Sing) and her former husband, Mark Owens, The Eye of the Elephant recounts their years in Africa as wildlife scientists. Living first in the Kalahari then in Zambia, they tracked the animal populations. "At this moment, in August 1986, we pledge to each other: no matter what it takes, or how long, we will stay in North Luangwa until the elephants come to drink at the river in peace.” While fighting to stop poaching the Owens’ continued their research
