Gorilla Tactics: How to Save a Species
Autor Greg Cummingsen Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 mar 2024
Greg Cummings was the executive director of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund for seventeen years. He shares his fascinating experiences as a “wildlife Robin Hood”—raising money from the rich and famous and redistributing it to endangered gorillas and their habitats.
He met and enlisted the help of celebrities such as Sigourney Weaver, Arthur C. Clark, Douglas Adams, and Leonardo DiCaprio. This thirty-year worldwide journey moves from boardrooms in Manhattan and London to mountain treks in Rwanda and Congo.
Gorilla Tactics is sure to enchant readers with Greg’s unique experiences, while sharing insight into the work it takes to save a species from extinction.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780897330312
ISBN-10: 0897330315
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Chicago Review Press
Colecția Chicago Review Press
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 0897330315
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Chicago Review Press
Colecția Chicago Review Press
Locul publicării:United States
Recenzii
“Gorilla Tactics is an important contribution to understanding what really goes on both with collecting the funds for so-called ‘conservation’ projects, and the greed and power struggles within and between various agencies. It gets to the heart of what is really meant by conservation management, for humanity as well as rare species.” —Dr. Alan Goodall, first director of Karisoke Research Station, 1987–1989
“Greg Cummings is so like a gorilla. He is a rare being with a palpable wildness, an intimidating strength, and a soulful compassion. All of these qualities along with his fierce convictions are embodied in this wildly entertaining, fascinating, and inspirational memoir.” —Daryl Hannah, actor and environmental activist
“Gorilla Tactics is the remarkable journey of an inveterate hustler, moving from the universe of Arthur C. Clarke to the volcanoes of Virunga. Greg Cummings pursues the very rich and the very famous, always for one single goal, his passion and raison d’être, the survival of the gorilla. This is an extraordinary account of an extraordinary life.” —Peter Gabriel, musician
“Trekking gorillas with Cummings is an enlightening experience. His skill as a conservationist and knowledge of Africa, and of what works and doesn’t work, are a boon to the cause.” —Tony Robbins, author and global entrepreneur
“Greg Cummings is so like a gorilla. He is a rare being with a palpable wildness, an intimidating strength, and a soulful compassion. All of these qualities along with his fierce convictions are embodied in this wildly entertaining, fascinating, and inspirational memoir.” —Daryl Hannah, actor and environmental activist
“Gorilla Tactics is the remarkable journey of an inveterate hustler, moving from the universe of Arthur C. Clarke to the volcanoes of Virunga. Greg Cummings pursues the very rich and the very famous, always for one single goal, his passion and raison d’être, the survival of the gorilla. This is an extraordinary account of an extraordinary life.” —Peter Gabriel, musician
“Trekking gorillas with Cummings is an enlightening experience. His skill as a conservationist and knowledge of Africa, and of what works and doesn’t work, are a boon to the cause.” —Tony Robbins, author and global entrepreneur
Cuprins
1. April 11, 1994
2. A New Career
3. Monkey Business
4. Into Africa
5. Creating a Conservation Culture
6. Mission to Planet Earth
7. Gorillas from Space
8. Virtual Africa Office
9. Congo
10. A Once-and-for-All Fund
11. WTF?
12. Our DNA
13. In Too Deep
14. Campaign for Gorilla-Friendly Technology
15. Digging in the Dirt
16. Save the Gorilla
17. No One Loved Gorillas More
18. A Burnt-Out Career
19. Legacy
2. A New Career
3. Monkey Business
4. Into Africa
5. Creating a Conservation Culture
6. Mission to Planet Earth
7. Gorillas from Space
8. Virtual Africa Office
9. Congo
10. A Once-and-for-All Fund
11. WTF?
12. Our DNA
13. In Too Deep
14. Campaign for Gorilla-Friendly Technology
15. Digging in the Dirt
16. Save the Gorilla
17. No One Loved Gorillas More
18. A Burnt-Out Career
19. Legacy