John Hare devoted his life to saving the Gobi’s wild camels
The explorer, writer and conservationist died on January 28th, aged 87
LIKE MANY other folk, John Hare found camels difficult to love on first acquaintance. They could be surly beasts, obstinate as mules and with a kick hard as a horse. They could batter you with their long necks, smelt awful and had an unpleasant habit of regurgitating their breakfast over you. Really, the last thing he meant to be was the camel obsessive he became—the man who tracked down the fast-vanishing wild Bactrian camels of the Gobi desert and made sure they survived.
This article appeared in the Obituary section of the print edition under the headline “Look behind the Ranges”
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