On Earth Day, 2014, Vermont Council on World Affairs & Fletcher Free Library, Burlington to present author Mike Bond discussing the ivory trade, the dire plight of the elephants, and his new novel, The Last Savanna
At present poaching rates, African and Asian elephants are estimated to become extinct by 2025. Animal and environmental activist Mike Bond is working hard to get out the message before it’s too late. Published in January 2014, his book, The Last Savanna, is based on his real-life experiences helping to fight elephant poachers in Africa.
MIKE BOND has been called the “master of the existential thriller” by the BBC and “one of the 21st century’s most exciting authors” by the Washington Times. A bestselling novelist, environmental activist, advisor to U.S. and foreign governments, international energy expert, war and human rights correspondent, and award-winning poet, he’s lived and worked in many remote, dangerous parts of the world, including thirty countries on six continents.
What: Book Presentation and Signing/Discussion about Elephants and the Ivory Trade
Who: Bestselling novelist and environmental activist Mike Bond
Where: Fletcher Free Library: 235 College Street in Burlington
When: Earth Day 2014 (April 22) from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
Sponsored by:
The Vermont Council on World Affairs: www.vcwa.org and The Fletcher Free Library: www.fletcherfree.org.
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