By Barbara Matthews
Signed.

Keen hunter from an early age, teenage Anglo/Boer War soldier, farmer, WW I Scout in East Africa, husband, father, game ranger - Harold Trollope took up the challenge of culling the over-populated lions in the Sabi/Kruger Game Reserve, in an attempt to restore the balance between predator and prey. It was here that he earned the African nickname Vukani.

In the eastern Cape, he undertook the dangerous task of driving the last 11 surviving elephants in the Addo bush into the newly created Addo National Park. He was also involved in the establishment of the Mountain Zebra Park near Cradock. Harold farmed citrus in the Kat River Valley near Fort Beaufort in the eastern Cape, serving on various Boards.

At age 60, he was summoned once again to his beloved Lowveld, this time to drive wayward herds of elephant - the world's largest land mammal - back into the Kruger Park.

Harold's story spans 67 years, almost every one of which was filled with adventure. It tells of how this enthusiastic hunter used his bushveld knowledge and skills to save some of South Africa's fast disappearing creatures from the very real threat of extinction.

Vukani left a valuable legacy for those who visit the Kruger, Addo Elephant and other South African parks.

150mm x 204mm x 8mm

R800