Mel-el-lek's mountain
By: Colin Church
Publisher: Old Africa Books
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Naivasha, Kenya
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9789966757593
Subjects: Forest conservation; Kenya; Nature conservation; Forests; Wildlife protection
Other titles: Mel-el-lek's mountain :
Description: Each chapter begins as if seen through the eyes of Mel-el-Lek, a member of the Wandorobo people. In the Maa tongue Mel-el-lek means: "It is not easy." All true accounts, the author takes the reader through events and some of the people behind them, that have kept the Aberdares at the vortex of so much of Kenya's unfolding story. The author records his years as head of operations of Rhino Ark, the conservation body and its unique fund raising machine - Rhino Charge - that saw the completion of Africa's longest fence successfully creating harmony between thousands of Aberdare farmers and its wildlife. First hand insights into the Aberdares and its precious forested water sources and the flagship species - rhino, elephant and bongo - that inhabit it, all become part of the narrative. --Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-179) and index.