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Babylon's Ark

The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo

by Lawrence Anthony
Graham Spence
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When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, caught in the crossfire at the heart of the city. Once Anthony entered Iraq, he discovered that hostilities and uncontrolled looting had devastated the zoo and its animals.


Working with members of the zoo staff and a few compassionate U.S. soldiers, Anthony defended the zoo, bartered for food on war-torn streets, and scoured bombed palaces for desperately needed supplies. Babylon's Ark chronicles Anthony's hair-raising efforts to save a pride of Saddam's lions, close a deplorable black-market zoo, run ostriches through shoot-to-kill checkpoints, and rescue the dictator's personal herd of Thoroughbred Arabian horses.

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  • Release date

    January 26, 2015

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      • ISBN: 9781494527983
      • File size: 233224 KB
      • Duration: 08:05:52

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Listeners will be impressed by Anthony's unwavering commitment to the animals of the world, especially those trapped in areas plagued by the violence of humans. The renowned South African conservationist traveled to the Baghdad Zoo during the war in Iraq to try to nurse the animals back to health and transport them to safety, despite the threats of combat-related danger and widespread looting. Simon Vance's capable narration communicates the great degree of risk and uncertainty of Anthony's mission in a war zone where tensions were running high. Vance's measured tempo and varied tone reflect the drama of the complex situation facing this dedicated conservationist, zoo employees, and U.S. soldiers committed to helping the animals. S.E.G. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 11, 2006
      Anthony, a South African conservationist and recipient of the U.N.'s
      \t\t Earth Day award, details how, through a series of complex maneuvers, he entered
      \t\t Iraq after the American invasion and led the fight to save what was left of the
      \t\t Baghdad Zoo. Most of the animals were killed by war and looting; the remainder
      \t\t were starved and in filthy cages, with no staff to care for them. Anthony
      \t\t describes how he, along with the zoo's former deputy director and several brave
      \t\t workers, risked daily danger to save the bears, lions, tigers, monkeys and
      \t\t birds. Anthony fended off looters with a gun obtained from a sympathetic U.S.
      \t\t soldier, spent his own funds for equipment and bartered the use of a satellite
      \t\t phone for food and other essentials. Anthony vividly recounts the rescue of
      \t\t other animals, including the inhabitants of the appalling Luna Park Zoo and
      \t\t Saddam's prize Arabian horses, saved from the hands of black marketeers. The
      \t\t author takes no position on the invasion. His goal is for his mission, so
      \t\t dramatically recounted with journalist Spence's help, to set an example of
      \t\t conservation and respect for animal life. 8 pages of color photos.
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