From Publishers Weekly
In this solid introduction to the world of elephants, Meredith covers all the major topics including biology, social behavior, recent scientific discoveries, ancient elephantology, the devastating ivory trade, the truth about elephant graveyards and the insistent threat of extinction. Meredith demonstrates that human involvement in elephantine affairs has been disastrous to the pachyderm: the quest for ivory had caused the extinction of all Syrian herds by 500 (more…)
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:39 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thorough account of the African elephant
_Elephant Destiny_ by Martin Meredith is a well-written and fast-reading account of the human and natural history of the African elephant.
June 23rd, 2009 at 4:23 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful, heartbreaking, and compelling
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the fate of endangered wildlife, not just elephants.
June 23rd, 2009 at 9:08 pm
2.0 out of 5 stars
If only it was more about the elephants themselves.
As other reviewers have pointed out, most of this book is not about the elephants themselves. I knew this going in, but as I enjoyed looking at history from the perspective of…