Christiaan Bakkes
Christiaan Mathys Bakkes (born August 3, 1965 in Vredenburg) is a noted South African writer. He is the son of Cas and Margaret Bakkes and the brother of C. Johan Bakkes.
For a time he worked as a game ranger in the Kruger National Park, where during the early 1990's he was involved in elephant culling,[1] a practice to which he developed ethical objections. In 1994 he suffered serious injury inside the park in a crocodile attack. Hereafter he commenced a new career in die Damaraland desert, where he acts as guide and conservation official for Wilderness Safaris.[1][2][3] He is described as a fan of heavy metal music.
Works
- Die Lang Pad van Stoffel Mathysen (1998)
- Stoffel in die Wildernis (2000)
- Skuilplek (2002)
- Stoffel by die afdraaipad (2004)
- Stoffel se veldnotas (2007)
- In Bushveld and Desert: A Game Ranger's Life (2008)
References
- ^ a b Boynton, Graham (March 2006). "The Nature of the Beast". http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/articles/10231?pageNumber=4. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ http://www.nb.co.za/listing/bakkes/3037/
- ^ http://nb.book.co.za/blog/2008/05/14/double-bakkes-book-launch-at-exclusive-books-cavendish-square/
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