The Last Great Ape

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Staging heart pounding, espionage style raids, Ofir Drori and his organization, The Last Great Ape LAGA , have put countless poachers and traffickers of endangered species behind bars, and they have fought back against a Kafkaesque culture of corruption Before Ofir arrived in Cameroon, no one had ever even tried.The Last Great Ape follows a young Ofir on fantastical adventures as he crosses remote African lands by camel, on a horse, and in dug out canoes, while living with exotic tribes and struggling against nature at its rawest charging elephants and hyenas, flash floods, and the need to eat river algae and snails to stay alive The story moves from places of extreme beauty to those of the darkest horror the war zones of Sierra Leone and Liberia Ofir begins to work as a photojournalist in order to expose his shocking encounter with war victims and child soldiers His experiences forge in him a resolution to become an activist and to fight for justice.The search for a cause eventually leads him to Cameroon When Ofir discovers that no one is fighting to disprove Jane Goodall s dark prophesy that apes in the wild will be extinct in twenty years, he decides that he is the man to step in because he knows he can make a difference, he sees it as his responsibility And LAGA is born.The Last Great Ape is a story of the fight against extinction and the tragedy of endangered worlds, not just of animals but of people struggling to hold onto their culture This book reveals the intense beauty and strife that exist side by side in Africa, and Ofir makes the case that activism and dedication to a cause are still relevant in a cynical modern world This dangerous and dramatic story is one of courage and hope and, most importantly, a search for meaning. Best Download [ The Last Great Ape ] by [ Ofir Drori ] – kino-fada.fr I won this on first reads.A book about a man with nine lives, Ofir Drori and David McDannald leave no rock unturned Hitting all the sensitive points of Africa s continued political instability and leaving no room for a illusion of a perfect man, we see Ofir at his lowest and his highest Tears flowing for the boy with self proclaimed heart of evil and heart of good, laughing at Future and his antics, and desire for a happy ending, the book leaves you bereft at the end not knowing about Rachel,b I won this on first reads.A book about a man with nine lives, Ofir Drori and David McDannald leave no rock unturned Hitting all the sensitive points of Africa s continued political instability and leaving no room for a illusion of a perfect man, we see Ofir at his lowest and his highest Tears flowing for the boy with self proclaimed heart of evil and heart of good, laughing at Future and his antics, and desire for a happy ...Before starting to read kindle edition I googled Ophir and read about his impressive work I expected the book to be an ode to his accomplishments but instead it was an emotional journey with him as he struggled to find himself before he made his mark on the world This personal and honest tone makes for excellent reading, and then there is of course the backdrop of Africa beautiful always, scary and forbidden and disgusting sometimes, heartwarming a lot of timesHighly recommended, bot Before starting to read kindle edition I googled Ophir and read about his impressive work ...I really enjoyed this book It is a life long dream of mine to go to Africa and I really enjoyed reading about the cultures as well as the challenges that Ofir faced I admire his dedication to a cause and really enjoyed re...Brilliant, thought provoking book not what i would normally chose but i happily recommend itMakes other travel adventure books read like a day at the beach I will keep track of his organization and his activism.A Man of ConvictionsFew of us have the ability, let alone the tenacity to have a dream as big as Ofir Drori had He wanted to go to Africa and see the country So following high school, that s what he did for several years He found a land of friendly people who welcomed him with open arms Years later, following his commitment to serve in the Israeli army, he returned to Africa to continue his journey Ofir loved the country, loved the people Africa became his country But as he traveled furth A Man of ConvictionsFew of us have the ability, let alone the tenacity to have a dream as big as Ofir Drori had He wanted to go to Africa and see the country So following high school, that s what he did for several years He found a land of friendly people who welcomed him with open arms Years later, following his commitment to serve in the Israeli army, he returned to Africa to continue his...The shiny, piercing, haunted eyes of a chimpanzee stare out from the top of The Last Great Ape cover I both wanted to open this non fiction book and did not want to Is this the last great ape I didn t want to read about hopelessness wild, endangered animals slaughtered and murdered for their body parts, sold to the highest, criminal bidder But once I began, I could not stop reading The Last Great Ape begins when one of the two authors, Ofir Drori, is hiding in the grass in Cameroon, We The shiny, piercing, haunted eyes of a chimpanzee stare out from the top of The Last Great Ape cover I both wanted to open this non fiction book and did not want to Is this the last great ape I didn t want to read about hopelessness wild, endangered animals slaughtered and murdered for their body parts, sold to the highest, criminal bidder But once I began, I could not stop reading The Last Great Ape begins when one of the two authors, Ofir Drori, is hiding in the grass in Cameroon, West Africa beside four armed policemen with assault rifles They are videotaping a young chimpanzee in chains he whose wild eyes appear on the cover This tiny baby chimp that Drori names Future is greeting a retired military undercover agent hired for the sting The agent is posing as a cook of a white man who wants a chimp as a pet Nearby in the market, ladies are selling elephant meat The arduous, exhausting undercover operation has all been orchestrated by Ofir Drori, a 26 year old Israeli activist, a fi...Misleading titlePoorly organized and written First half of the book is a meandering travel journal Great apes are barely mentioned.I admire the man s work, but he can t writeI entered a GoodReads giveaway hoping to win this book I didn t, but I was interested enough in the description that I definitely wanted to read it anyway This book starts out with a determined,intelligent,independent, stubborn, passionate, but somewhat naive young Israeli man s journey to Africa alone at age 18 Ofir s hunger to absorb the continent of Africa into his soul,on his own terms sometimes leaves him somewhat unprepared, even endangered by his wanderings However, the reader becomes I entered a GoodReads giveaway hoping to win this book I didn t, but I was interested enough in the description that I definitely wanted to read it anyway This book starts out with a determined,intelligent,independent, stubborn, passionate, but somewhat naive young Israeli man s journey to Africa alone at age 18 Ofir s hunger to absorb the continent of Africa into his soul,on his own terms sometimes leaves him somewhat unprepared, even endangered by his wanderings However, the reader becomes drawn in by the experiences he encounters that become part of his very existence, that make him who he is His travels through multiple African countries eventually bring him to Cameroon Here Ofir finds an outlet for his passion to be someone who makes a difference His mind and heart focus completely on enforcing the laws of Cameroon regarding endangered anim...I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this story Ofir s experiences in Africa are interesting, engaging, and in many cases quite amazing I particularly appreciate the self reflection that Ofir engages in, as i feel that he is able to honestly examine both mistakes made and good things he s done in the past Although I sometime s felt frustrated with Ofir s actions, often he looks back at those actio...

The Last Great Ape
  • English
  • 15 January 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 282 pages
  • 1605983276
  • Ofir Drori
  • The Last Great Ape