Published by The Wild Life Protection Society of South Africa, 1961. Near fine green cloth covers gilt. Internally fine. Harry Wolhuter was a legendary Game Warden who spent his lifetime at the Kruger National Park fighting poachers and marauding lions. Signed in his full name under his portrait frontispiece with the Kruger National Park Stamp no 17-31962. Profusely illustrated with drawings and sketches by T. Astley Maberley, and end maps, 316 pages with index.
One of Kruger Park's most famous stories is the 1904 saga of Harry Wolhuter, one of the Park's first rangers.Wolhuter was riding on horseback along what is today the Lindanda Road (S35), when two lions attacked him shortly after nightfall.
Toppled from his horse, one of lions seized him by the shoulder, and dragged him almost 100 metres, into the bush. At this point, the semi-conscious ranger managed to retrieve his sheath knife from his belt and stabbed the lion.
The mortally wounded lion then dropped Wolhuter who managed to climb into a tree before the second lion came after him. Wolhuter believes he was saved by his dog, Bull, whose persistent barking at the second lion distracted it. Wolhuter's assistants then arrived, and carried him back to camp.
After resting a day, he was carried in a litter, to get medical assistance. The party arrived at Komatipoort four days later. Wolhuter was patched up by a doctor and then sent by train to Barberton hospital where he stayed for several weeks.
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