Epilogue Summary and Analysis

Mark and Delia take a last look at the Kalahari. The Blue Pride is split up; Moffet is a nomad; Chary and Gypsy have new cubs; Rascal and Hombre were both shot by ranchers. More than one-third of the lions they tagged, have been killed by hunters, poachers or ranchers. Lions from other prides have been separated from their members; others have been shot and killed. The Frankfurt Zoological society has funded a project to save the wildebeest to be run by two other field researchers. Additionally, the Botswana government is funding programs to help the Kalahari antelope as well.

Mark and Delia are publishing their research results and completing their Ph.D.'s After seven years in the Kalahari, it was difficult for them to fly away for the last time.