Big Game of Botswana: The Tragic History of a Once Great Southern African Fauna

Clive Spinage DSc is a retired African wildlife ecologist. After obtaining a First Class Honours degree in zoology at the University of London, he undertook a four-year study of the waterbuck antelope preceded by three year's field study in Uganda. His professional career then encompassed Rwanda, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Burkina Faso and Botswana, conducting ecological surveys, and planning of national parks and game reserves, advising governments, teaching game wardens, and assisting in their preparation of wildlife conservation legislation. His wildlife research earned him the degree of Doctor of Science at London University. His retirement has been spent writing books on African wildlife, both popular and academic.

Clive Spinage DSc是一位已退休的非洲野生動物生態學家。在倫敦大學獲得一等榮譽學位後，他進行了為期四年的水羚羊研究，之前在烏干達進行了三年的野外研究。他的職業生涯涵蓋了盧旺達、坦桑尼亞、中非共和國、布基納法索和博茨瓦納，進行生態調查，規劃國家公園和野生動物保護區，為政府提供建議，教授遊憩護林員，並協助他們制定野生動物保護法規。他的野生動物研究使他獲得了倫敦大學的博士學位。他的退休生活主要用於撰寫關於非洲野生動物的書籍，包括通俗和學術作品。