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03014aam a2200445 i 4500 001 FDA6D36AE58911EDAC5F573F49ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230428010034 008 221102r20232022nyua 000 0deng 010 $a 2022052689 020 $a 1250284252 020 $a 9781250284259 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d NjBwBT $d GCmBT $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a f-sa--- 050 00 $a QL737.P98 $b M354 2023 082 00 $a 599.67/409684 $2 23/eng/20221102 100 1 $a Malby-Anthony, Francoise $e author. 245 14 $a The elephants of Thula Thula / $c Francoise Malby-Anthony ; with Kate Sidley. 250 $a First U.S. edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Press, $c 2023. 300 $a 310 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 25 cm 520 $a Somehow, the elephants got into my soul, and it became my lifes work to see them safe and happy. There was no giving up on that vision, no matter how hard the road was at times. $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a FranoÌise Malby-Anthony is the owner of a game reserve in South Africa with a remarkable family of elephants whose adventures have touched hearts around the world. The herds feisty matriarch Frankie knows whos in charge at Thula Thula, and its not Francoise. But when Frankie becomes ill, and the authorities threaten to remove or cull some of the herd if the reserve doesnt expand, FranoÌise is in a race against time to save her beloved elephants . . . 520 $a The joys and challenges of a life dedicated to conservation are vividly described in The Elephants of Thula Thula. The search is on to get a girlfriend for orphaned rhino Thabo and then, as his behaviour becomes increasingly boisterous, a big brother to teach him manners. FranoÌise realizes a dream with the arrival of Savannah the cheetah an endangered species not seen in the area since the 1940s and finds herself rescuing meerkats kept as pets. But will Thula Thula survive the pandemic, an invasion from poachers and the threat from a mining company wanting access to its land? 520 $a As FranoÌise faces her toughest years yet, she realizes once again that with their wisdom, resilience and communal bonds, the elephants have much to teach us. 600 10 $a NATURE / Animals / Wildlife 650 0 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs 650 0 $a African elephant $z South Africa $z South Africa 650 0 $a Wildlife refuges $z South Africa 651 0 $a Wildlife conservationists $v South Africa 700 1 $a Sidley, Kate $e author. 775 08 $i Reproduction of (manifestation): $a Malby-Anthony, Fran�coise. $t Elephants of Thula Thula $d London : Macmillan, 2022 $z 9781529087703 941 $a 5 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509011818.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20231102014247.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230706010612.0 952 $l NJPD993 $d 20230503104533.0 $m 599.67 MAL 952 $l EZPE755 $d 20230428010051.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FDA6D36AE58911EDAC5F573F49ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search