219_LZmE_351 Mchenja Grove, Norman Carr Memorial site
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| Title: | LZmE_351 - Mchenja Shadow at Norman Carr Memorial Site, SLNP, Luangwa Valley, E Zambia |
| Caption: | African Ebony trees ('Mchenja', Diospyros mespiliformis) tower above the grave and memorial site of Norman Carr (1912-1997). Norman Carr was very much the 'father' of conservation in Zambia. At a time when 'safari' was synonymous with hunting, Norman pioneered nature tourism in the region - and he was many decades ahead of his time in furthering the concept of involvement of local populations in conservation efforts. He set up his first safari tourism camp in 1950 and it was he who invented the 'walking safari'. This idea occurred to him during his time working for the colonial Northern Rhodesia government as an elephant control officer - at the time, perhaps the most dangerous job in Africa. This involved making regular 6-week long foot patrols in Luangwa Valley; living rough in and off the bush; discouraging elephants away from villagers' subsistence crops; and so protecting the villagers from starvation. Norman was a formidable hunter but a determined conservationist, with a knowledge and appreciation of the African bush and its inhabitants that was second to none. His used his quiet and unassuming manner to impart this knowledge and appreciation to all who met him. This is the view directly above his grave, set among a grove of his favourite Mchenja trees. |
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