Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Stories and Relections By Not-So-Rugged Rangers

From the hair-raising to the hilarious, Whatever You Do, Don't Run reveals the reality of game ranging as experienced by four very human rangers.

Crammed with facts on the African bush and its wildlife, the book also gives the wannabe ranger answers to guiding conundrums such as: What to say when the crocodile-infested river you're driving through turns out to be just a little deeper than you had thought and the engine stalls? Or How to hide from ten curious guests the fact that you have just been bitten by a puff adder? And, perhaps most importantly, how to save the life of the camp's barman using only Milton's drain cleaner. Exquisite black and white drawings and photographs add to the charm of this easy and entertaining read, which will have you longing for the bush.

DAVE HOOD, MEGAN EMMETT, CHRIS ROCHE, and JAMES HENDRY all worked for Conservation Corporation Africa as guides and have published in media ranging from National Geographic to scientific journals. While all working at the same reserve on the edge of the Kruger National Park, the discovered a shared passion for conservation and writing.