Lords Of The Earth: A Family’s Journey To Preserve African Wisdom

A couple of elephants in the lake in Africa. Cyril Christo and his family explored Africa where they caught where elephants are sought to be endangered, but around 300 died in Botswana due to the drought. (COURTESY/LYSANDER CHRISTO)

The Christos’ journey has been a singular one, 18 years with their son, Lysander, who learned to walk and talk in Africa, the cradle of humanity, the place where so many of the realities of nature and their with other species are lessons, they would hear and honor more than ever. 

In their latest book, Lords Of The Earth, Cyril Christo and his wife, Marie Wilkinson, along with their son started listening to elders and their views on the evolution of the earth on five continents a few years before their son was born and then soon realized that the tribes in Africa embodied a wisdom and honoring they would do well to heed if they are to survive.