Richard Leakey鈥檚 Wildlife Wars (Pan, 拢7.99) is an African memoir of a different ilk. 鈥淢y fight to save Africa鈥檚 natural treasures鈥�, written with Virginia Morell, is self-aggrandising and certain. While running Kenya鈥檚 national parks, Leakey sent helicopter gunships to shoot down elephant poachers. Even conservationists disapproved. But Leakey has no regrets or second thoughts.
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