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The
Twilight of the Wild
by Rusty
Johnson
Foreword written by Jim Fowler of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom
Explorer
and wildlife lecturer Rusty Johnson gives a dramatic, insightful,
and many times humorous account of his adventures while living in
The Twilight of the Wild. Rusty believes that the human race has
entered the twilight of the wild. As modern society continually
separates themselves from the natural world, we as a species are
becoming domesticated, losing touch with our roots.
The story
begins when Rusty was only 5 years old and his mother caught him
strapping a rhinestone cat collar and leash on a dead rabbit. This
was when he first became enamored with the beauty of the natural
world. This "new pet", which his cat killed, was his first experience
with a wild animal, and soon, decomposition. Although he promised
that "It will not eat much, and everyday I will take it for a drag.",
he was not allowed to keep the dead rabbit. But what he was able
to keep was the connection he made with that animal, which gave
him a fever-like passion to explore all facets of the natural world.
As time
passed his "world" grew from raising and training hawks, owls, and
a condor in up-state New York, to trekking 3,000 miles through southern
Africa, and monitoring environmental devastation on an active volcano
in the West Indies. Rusty immerses himself in this world, creating
a direct connection to wild animals and the cultures surrounding
them. Every chapter carries you through a range of captivating experiences
as he works hands-on with some of the most magnificent animals in
the world and encounters some of the wildest creatures and places
in the world. His subjects range from sleeping among lions in the
Kalahari, and tracking elephant herds, to a leg swallowing snake,
and test tube tigers.
He includes
several of his humanitarian experiences such as helping three young
homeless girls made orphans by AIDS, as they fight for their lives
in the dangerous dark alleys of Zimbabwe. He brings readers to a
poverty stricken shanty village in South Africa and recalls dramatic
conversations with victims of slavery, a lynching, and Rwandan genocide.
Rusty acts
as an ambassador. Through his exciting adventures he promotes understanding
and interaction between modern society and the natural world, thus
igniting the human instinct for exploration and adventure. Once
ignited, the reader becomes enticed to experience The Twilight of
the Wild for themselves.
Rusty’s
down to earth writing style attracts the attention of a broad audience
(general interest, wildlife, humanitarian, scientific, exploration
and adventure) and can be equally enjoyed by elementary thru high
school students as well as adults.
Book with DVD included!
Only $19.95 us
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