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The Trouble with Lions

The Trouble with Lions by Jerry HaighA Glasgow Vet in Africa

Jerry Haigh

The trouble with lions is that while you are conducting a pregnancy test, you need to be equally, if not more, aware of what you can learn from the lion’s other end.
—Jerry Haigh

Such is the kind of wry, canny wisdom that Jerry Haigh brings home with his fascinating collection of stories about working with wild animals in Africa. Conversational in tone, conservational in theme—you will be right beside Jerry, wife Jo, and a colourful cast of vets, guides, and wardens as they scour Africa’s sprawling vistas “troubleshooting” lions, rhinos, humans, and other indigenous mammals. Veterinarians, conservationists, and fans of real-life adventure tales will want to keep this memoir handy on the dashboards of their Land Cruisers.

“Dr. Haigh has written a book that tells the interconnected stories of people, agriculture, and wildlife conservation, about species as diverse as rhinos, chimpanzees, domestic cattle, and Ugandan kob. In writing The Trouble With Lions, as in choosing a career as a veterinarian and teacher, Dr. Haigh made a decision to make a difference. His book will make you want to do the same.”
—Jane Goodall, from the Foreword

Praise for Jerry Haigh’s first Africa memoir, Wrestling with Rhinos:

“…a lively and detailed glimpse into the life and thoughts of a dedicated and
down-to-earth young veterinarian as he experienced Kenyan life.”
—The Globe and Mail

“Wrestling with Rhinos reads like a James Herriott on
safari, filled with amusing anecdotes, as well as more
serious life-threatening situations.”
— The Scottish Field

Dr. Jerry Haigh, author of The Trouble with Lions

About the Author

A Glasgow-schooled veterinarian, Jerry Haigh developed much of his wildlife expertise and storytelling acumen over years of working and living in Africa with his wife Jo. He recently retired from the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon.

The Trouble with Lions by Jerry Haigh

The Trouble with Lions
A Glasgow Vet in Africa
Jerry Haigh
Jane Goodall, Foreword
488 pages • B&W photographs, map, glossary
Wayfarer Series
978-0-88864-503-6 • 34.95 (T) paper
Adventure Travel/Memoir/Africa/Conservation

2 Responses

  1. A Glasgow Vet in Cyberspace… « There’s a Hole in the Bucket, on May 22nd, 2008 at 2:46 pm Said:

    [...] in Cyberspace… Jump to Comments Large mammal veterinarian, storyteller, and author of The Trouble with Lions: A Glasgow Vet in Africa, Jerry Haigh, and I have been chatting back and forth on his new blog about some seemingly mixed [...]

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  2. Jane Goodall comes to town « There’s a Hole in the Bucket, on June 5th, 2008 at 9:37 am Said:

    [...] our Managing Editor, Peter Midgley, for an alleged photo op with Jane signing Jerry Haigh’s The Trouble with Lions, as she wrote the Foreword. The alleged photographer for this alleged photo op was to be yours [...]

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