A PLACE LIKE NO OTHER, discovering the secrets of Serengeti

281pp., illus., maps, paperback, Reprint, Princeton University Press, Princeton, (2021) 2025

ISBN: 9780691222356

Zoologist Anthony Sinclair's account of his quest to understand the workings of Serengeti's ecosystem and uncover clues on how to repair and conserve it. Sinclair first arrived in Serengeti as a young student in 1965 and spent 5 decades working there.

“Few places inspire the way Serengeti does, from its vast plains where iconic species play out life-and-death dramas to some of the world’s last great mammal migrations. Sinclair draws on his own wonder and curiosity as an ecologist to help us understand what makes Serengeti work, along the way revealing the scientific principles that underpin all life on Earth.” Stuart Pimm, Duke University

“Anthony Sinclair recounts how he and other remarkable field scientists figured out how the world’s most Pleistocene ecosystem works, why it is changing, and how it can be saved. His story begins with wonder, follows through by revealing the interplay of hard-won field data with ecological theory, and ends with an inspired vision of how to restore and protect Serengeti and other great ecosystems.” Mary Power, University of California, Berkeley

Anthony Sinclair is Professor Emeritus of Zoology at the University of British Columbia and one of the world's leading Serengeti researchers. His books include Serengeti Story: Life and Science in the World's Greatest Wildlife Region.

René Beyers is a research associate in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia.