Hyena nights, kalahari days by Gus Mills
In this fascinating account of scientific study among forbidding wilderness, a husband-and-wife team describe their trek to the Kalahari to study the little-known brown hyena. The details of the scientific inquiry are provided while the daily challenges of living with children 420 kilometers from the nearest town are described. Despite the hardships, the couple becomes so enchanted by these intelligent animals that they stay for 12 years, documenting many hyena clans and observing behavior only a handful of people have ever seen.Gus Mills, Research Fellow, Lewis Foundation, South Africa, Margaret Mills Dr Gus Mills has spent 40 years conducting research on African large carnivores and is currently Research Fellow at the Lewis Foundation, South Africa. He has written five books and authored or co-authored 140 scientific papers, as well as delivered over 80 talks at conferences and symposia
worldwide. He is a senior member of several IUCN Carnivore Specialist Groups, including former Chair of the Hyaena Specialist Group, and member of the steering committees of the Cat Specialist Group and the Canid Specialist Group. He serves as a member on several boards of scientific journals and
conservation organisations and has consulted widely on carnivore conservation issues in Africa and Asia. Margie Mills holds a BSc degree in Zoology from Cape Town University. She worked with her husband, Gus, on the Kalahari hyaenas and cheetahs. She has co-authored a number of scientific papers with him on the brown hyaena and cheetah as well as two books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781770098114 |
| ISBN 10 | 1770098119 |
| Title | Hyena nights, kalahari days |
| Author | Gus Mills |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Book |
| Publisher | Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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