Delfi
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Zoologist |
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Introduction | I was an animal conservationist in Africa for 14 years. During a major uprising in Zaire, when bullets were flying, I did not flee. Instead, I spray-painted the word "AIDS", in blood, on the entrance of the compound where I had struggled for years to rescue orphaned bonobos -- a rare ape found only in that country. I stayed on and five years later, I managed to get 6 bonobos to safety in a Dutch zoo, where several, and their offspring reside to this day. I returned to the US in 1998 and wrote a book called Grains of Golden Sand. Unlike other books of its genre, Grains of Golden Sand covers bonobo natural history while offering an insight into the culture and the constraints of doing conservation in Africa. It is also a woman's story of facing and overcoming incredible hardships that most can only imagine. |
| Interests | Bonobos, apes, primates, conservation, Africa, Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, zoos, Peace Corps, animal welfare, adventure, Kinshasha, horticulture |