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John Bottern

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Nairobi, Kenya

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I was born on a farm in Kenya at a time when almost anywhere you went outside you would see antelopes, zebra, warthogs, giraffe and many others. At night, lions would roar their mighty challenges; leopards would give their warning coughs; hyenas would whoop with joy; and jackals would chuckle loudly in anticipation of their nightly feed.

It was growing up in this environment that fostered my love of the wild and the life within it.

I discovered that wild animals were intelligent – each with their own skills, strengths and personalities – and deeply loyal.

These have been among the key themes of two of my novels, including my first titled Fighting Frantically For Survival, about the struggle to protect wildlife from poachers in Africa.

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John Bottern The idea for "Save Akili" (Akili being the name of an elephant matriarch of a large herd) arose from an article I read a while ago. It was about how i…moreThe idea for "Save Akili" (Akili being the name of an elephant matriarch of a large herd) arose from an article I read a while ago. It was about how ivory poachers still decimate these herds of magnificent animals, despite game rangers now shooting and killing poachers found within the game reserves. - Do you know that a number of elephants are nowadays being born without tusks? Incredibly, it seems to be nature's way of responding to the slaughter of their species. (less)

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John Bottern I love writing, but if you do it full-time, as I do, then it is surely also a job. And as a job that needs to be done, I never think about the how's a…moreI love writing, but if you do it full-time, as I do, then it is surely also a job. And as a job that needs to be done, I never think about the how's and why's, I just do. So I have so far never had any serious instance of Writer's Block - thank goodness!(less)

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	Save Akili by John Bottern (Goodreads Author), Jorgen Bottern, Bruce Fowler (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When The Elephant Rumbles by John Bottern (Goodreads Author), Bruce Fowler (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unexpected Picasso by John Bottern (Goodreads Author), Bruce Fowler (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	"The Power of a Simple Boy" 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Save Akili: Armed only with bow and arrows, will Onkolo stop the ivory poachers? Can Akili, the elephant, help Onkolo evade death from leopards, crocodiles and poachers in his frantic race? 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Zest for Life

Did you see this article the other day? An 80-year old woman, Julia Alba from Cape Town, South Africa, decided to go for a drive in her old Toyota Conquest. Her little trip lasted five months! as she drove from Cape Town to Cairo in Egypt. And most of the way she drove alone!

What a fantastic effort! I wouldn’t dare go on a trip like that nowadays – but she did, and she’s a woman, making it extra d Read more of this blog post »

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