Okavango and the Source of Life
Exploring Africa's Lost Headwaters
$107.62
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2026
Summary
Gorgeous photos, detailed maps, and a moving personal narrative tell the story of grueling expeditions to find the source waters for Africa’s famous Okavango Delta, a sanctuary of biodiversity.
Among expedition discoveries are the ghost elephants of Angola, long thought extinct, decimated by decades of civil war, but now reappearing in the farflung highlands wilderness.
Explorers discover signs of Angola’s ghost elephants—presumed extinct after decades of civil war but now rea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781426224072 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1426224079 |
| Author: | Steve Boyes |
| Publisher: | National Geographic Society |
| Imprint: | National Geographic Society |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.49kg |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 258mm x 259mm |
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Steve Boyes
STEVE BOYES
Steve Boyes is a biologist and ecologist, a National Geographic Fellow, a TED Senior Fellow, and the mastermind and director of the decade-long Okavango Wilderness Project. A seventh-generation South African, he is also the scientific director of the Wild Bird Trust, which grew out of his early work studying and protecting the Cape parrot. He spends large portions of each year on expedition, and also travels throughout Africa and elsewhere to raise awareness and support on behalf of the wildlife and waterways of central Africa. He lives with his wife and children in Paarl, South Africa.
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