David Johns is a conservation activist, political scientist, lawyer, and conservation strategist. He was a co-founder of Wildlands Network and Conservation Biology Institute, among other NGOs, and he has worked on large-scale projects around the globe. His books include Conservation Politics: The Last Anti-Colonial Struggle (Cambridge 2019) and A New Conservation Politics (Wiley Blackwell 2009). As he ages, he grows increasingly impatient with the human species, including himself, he becomes more and more irritable with all except his dogs. There is no reason to tolerate him. Accept his checks through the mail & leave the rest.