Foxterriers and Mauserdays

In the eighties, aid towards the cause came from an unexpected source namely commerce, its erstwhile enemy number one. Tourism and hunting had rapidly grown into such big business that agriculture soon took second place. The custody of nature had for the first time in the Lowveldt’s history become its prime raison d’etre. With the formation of new game reserves on erstwhile cattle ranches and removal of the Kruger Parks western boundaries fences, the call for ‘ back to nature ‘ had become irreversible. The sole purpose of this little introductory sketch is an attempt at conveying to readers my sympathies at the time; a portrayal of the young man’s emotional reaction towards distressing human influences on the natural order. Though naïve at the time, I still to this day subscribe to the honesty of that young man’s beliefs and I sincerely hope that the character in my book would be regarded as true to such a type.