TALES OF TWO COUNTRIES

374pp., b/w ilis., paperback, No Place, 2024

Forewords by Tony Park, Jean-Claude van Damme and Andrian Gardner.

Autobiography by Ray Dearlove, who grew up South Africa and has lived in Australia for more than 30 years. In 2013 he founded The Australian Rhino Project, which aims to establish breeding herds of white and black rhinoceros in Australia to prevent the two species becoming extinct.

"After reading his fascinating story, I realise we have lived similar lives. Mine has also revolved around sport, wildlife conservation, business and serving communities and I fully endorsed Ray’s Australian Rhino Project – our rhinos need all the help they can get. We are so glad Ray wrote this gripping story which will be such an inspiration to all who read it and I hope that, in both our lifetimes, we see the rhinos arrive safely in Australia and silence all the doomsayers who said it could not be done." Adrian Gardiner, entrepreneur, founder of Shamwari Game Reserve and the Mantis Group and patron of the Wilderness Foundation