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Top Shot Winner – Jan McIntyre, Australia Photography Reflections – by Tim Feherty Photography Focus – by Yvette Cherry Photography Focus – by Tommaso Chemello Research Update: Leopard Research and Monitoring – by Sarah McAuley Research Focus – Danielle Volunteer Encounter by Steph Millner Community Focus – by Tim Feherty & Trico Chiloane Random Quotes Facebook Cover Shot Winner – Robbie Dibble, England
f African Impact South Africa Conservation Projects word from Jean-Jacques & Sabine, this month’s editors of the Warthog post: We are almost at the end of our 4 weeks photography project and it is really true… Time flies when your having fun! t was a dynamic month filled with a lot of activities at the lodge, community and in the greater Kruger area while we were on game drives. We learned so much at the first week about photography, how to get better pictures (especially focused on wildlife). And it was so much fun to see everybody's pictures improving e are going home with more knowledge, lovely memories about South Africa and the great staff and other volunteers of African Impact! This was an experience we will never forget.
t’s been a busy month (when is it not!), with the weather heating up and many animals coming out of hibernation. With our leopard project really taking off, the Big 5, Rhino & Elephant and Predator research projects going full steam, it’s easy to forget we have community and photography projects here as well! ust to remind you, we have a couple of different takes on the noble namesake of this newsletter, and also a full round-up on the completion of our ‘Vulavisisi’ Lounge (full details on that name later).
ongratulations to Jan McIntyre from Australia who took this fantastic shot of a Sunbird – right here at the lodge!
s always, if there’s anything else you’d like to see here, drop us a line at our email address, but otherwise, read on!
he volunteers and I were driving through Klaserie reserve discussing all the animals, naturally, about how they had names for their groups. 'A crash of rhinos', for example, or 'a journey of giraffes'. This got me to thinking (a dangerous practice which often leads to procrastination, and is not to be undertaken lightly) about collective nouns in general, so of course I went and asked the oracle (a.k.a. Google). It turns out that animals are not the only groups to have their own collective noun. Some are most obvious, like 'a fleet of ships' or 'a galaxy of stars'. Some less so, but make sense once said, like 'a battery of tests', 'a bank of circuits' or 'a belt of asteroids’. ome are a little more obscure, but no less entertaining; 'a murder of lawyers', for example, I found greatly entertaining (if a little sinister), whereas 'a pomposity of professors' made me laugh out loud. I think we should create a collective noun for each and every item in our everyday lives. 'An annoyance of answer machines', for example, 'a camp of transvestites', 'an absurdity of governments', or 'a vanity of selfies'. This in turn got me wondering about a collective noun for photographers. So again, Google was plundered, but the only results it came up with were 'a clique' or 'a snap'. The collective noun for researchers was even more dull - 'a powerpoint'. Really? Well, I think we can do better.
o I'm officially putting out a call to all our readers and subscribers to come up with collective nouns for our groups of volunteers - as a whole or in their different departments (as a whole, the best idea I could find for volunteers was 'a potential'). As usual, all answers to
warthogpost@africanimpact.com.
he collective noun should invoke the spirit and hard work of the volunteers, but also their very nature, and in the case of the photographers I think I've got it - 'a peculiarity'. I have never met so many weird and wonderful people in my life as in the last 9 months working for African Impact, and that includes working in bars when the moon is full (ask a barman if you don't believe me). The range of people that come here to learn with us is phenomenal, but even within that, the photographers are special. They are, like I've said, a peculiar breed, and I've yet to meet another bunch who will agonise, argue even, over whether an image should be cropped fractionally to the left or to the right. We're talking millimetres here. Who else would spend hours deliberating and discussing how a single twig spoilt an entire image? am allowed to talk about photographers like this because, of course, I am one myself - the self confessed prince of peculiarity. I will do the above things and more, in search of the perfect image, knowing full well that no such thing exists. It is an absolute joy to explore this quest with the volunteers that spend their time here - no matter their origin. And that is where this 'peculiarity of photographers' applies especially to the team. They come from all walks of life, all manner of different professions, countries and cultures. They come together even though the phrase 'there's always one’ could easily apply to all of them individually, including me! But don't take my word for it - I'm a bit peculiar ;)
‘’ e who can no longer pause and stand rapt in awe is as good as dead. His eyes are closed’’. Albert Einstein
‘’ he earth is not only the common heritage of all humankind but also the ultimate source of life. By over-exploiting its resources we are undermining the very basis of our own life’’. Dalai Lama ecently retired, I was sitting in the USA feeling ungrounded, directionless, and restless. I had worked for 36 years in teaching, training and directing, both in rural communities and adult outreach. My work had consumed my days and nights. My passion, I realised, had evaporated. I was rudderless, needed a hobby and something to ground me and link me back to my roots, to the connectedness of all living things. was moving between South Africa and the USA. Big towns and twelve lane freeways were not doing it for me. I missed the smell of Africa. I missed the amazing rural women with their unflinching strong resolve and wide smiling, beautiful faces. I missed my job in community, and the selfish addictive high of sheer joy I got in seeing people liberated by education. To see a face light up with the expression of disbelief and wonder when the skill of reading suddenly took root. I missed the wildlife.
got up to go to the computer my face wet with memories. I wrote down what I’d like to achieve to stabilize my life. I needed a grounding experience surrounded by nature, space, and the feeling of the connectivity of all that is. I needed new skills, and to revisit community. I goggled. Volunteer projects in Africa that include seniors. Bingo! There it was. African Impact photography course in the highveld bush. A course in photography assisting with data captures. A photo database of the wildlife and the community projects. had recently been given a camera for my birthday and was thoroughly ashamed that it had been left in the box, as I did not know how to use it off automatic. I’d also succumbed to the I-pad and had not used a computer in years.
s I sat there I could smell the African bush after that first drop of rain hit the parched bush and soon shattered the land with a splash of vivid green. The longing call of the wood dove came back to me and the haunting call of the fish eagle as it swooped across a watering hole looking for its meal. I missed the sunsets that dripped gold and orange across the darkening landscape. I longed, with an ache in my body, to hear the crack of the trees straining against the might of an elephant, and the leaping springbok, gliding effortlessly and with grace and joy across the sky line. read the brief and had a very swift fleeting twinge of pity for my soon to be teacher and fellow volunteers. I smiled. Little did they know that they had signed up to a course of volunteer work that would have to include deep tolerance and compassion, for me and my lack of skills.
arrived at last at the lodge. Immediately thrown into a presentation I realised that this young man in front of me was passionate, committed and very intelligent. After an inspiring information session we were introduced to the volunteer staff and lodge support staff. As the days went by I had the uncontrollable urge to poke some of the staff with a sharp stick to see if they were real. It was a long time since I had encountered such commitment, passion, happiness and helpfulness. Incredible skill, knowledge and structure abounded and it was contagious! With a great deal of help from the teacher Tim and fellow volunteers, the project opened new neural pathways in my head and rediscovered old ones. nowledge given was backed up with practical exercises and game drives, community visits and work projects. It was intense, challenging and rewarding. By the time I left my spiritual intelligence had been re-awakened and a new direction forged for my life. All my memories had been made real again.
ops have to go. I’ve just seen a flock of warthog fly by! ever in my wildest dreams did I believe that I could pick up my camera and have a keen sense of what to do. Just like flowers we need to connect to the soil of our inherited wisdom, or we wither and die. Cut a flower from a bush. The first day it looks grand. The second day it still looks grand, but if you look closely, you may detect a worried edge in its mood. By the third day the flower has started to wilt. The desperation is now obvious. It’s not long before the flower is dead. In the same way, our unique selves wither and die when uprooted from the soil of what has come before. hank you African Impact staff, guides, and course presenters for putting me back on the bush, and impacting the environment so positively, for all of creation.
am going to start off by telling you a story. As you may imagine from the title, we are going to enquire into “the actual reason why warthogs fly”. long time ago warthogs were exactly like termites, but bigger. They lived in warthog mounds that had the inside structure that was exactly like termite mounds’, but bigger. And they did work pretty much the same, they only big noticeable difference is that warthog mounds were bigger! ust like termite mounds vary in size(depending mainly on food and water availability), ranging from very little to huge (they get up to 3-4 metres high), warthog mounds also varied in size from very little (hills), to very big (mountains). Yes: that is how mountains were formed! The mountains that we see today are warthog mounds that got abandoned. ust like in termites’, in warthog colonies you had warthog pioneers that spent the major part of their lives developing wings that would let them fly out from their native warthog mound into the outside world looking for a good spot where to start a new colony.
hey originally were only an African species, and thanks to their wings they flew first all over Africa (small flights) and sometimes, with the winds’ help, they reached Europe, Asia, South and North America and even Australia! How do you think Himalaya was originally formed? It simply is a big abandoned warthog mound! And the list could go on forever; just to mention a few: the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains, Devil’s Tower, the Andes Mountains, the Blue Mountains and Uluru (Ayers Rock) are all abandoned warthog mounds! Africa itself is nearly a huge plateau (upland.. I would not know which translation fits better) having under Kilimanjaro its biggest colony! ust like termites, after their long or short flight, the first thing that warthogs would do was to get rid of their wings and start looking for other warthog pioneers to start off a new colony. To find each other what warthogs did was to run back and forth: while running their tail would rise up making them visible to other warthogs.
The actual reason why warthogs lift their tail while running is another story……………
hy did warthogs abandon all their colonies and run back to Africa, you will ask. That is again another story but I will give you a quick insight into what happened. Warthogs, like termites, dig deep tunnels down into the ground, mainly looking for water. One day a warthog colony dug so deep under its mound that they reached earth’s magma. The hot magma flew up through the tunnels all the way to the surface, basically destroying all the warthog colony. The few survivors warned other colonies, but for many of them it was just too late. So erupting magma flowed out the top of warthog mounds that did not receive the warning message in time to escape. Today we call those warthog mounds that erupt magma ‘volcanos’ and those mounds that collapsed, closing inside tunnels, ‘mountains’. The warthogs that abandoned their colonies in time rushed back to Africa where the issue was smaller, but still Kilimanjaro was a big problem. Warthogs held a collective meeting in Central Africa to decide future plans: they decided to stay in Africa where the magma issue was smaller, they decided that flying out was worthless, so they stopped growing and developing their wings. They did also decide to start living outside warthog mounds to prevent incidents due to tunnel collapsing and rising heat from magma. But they still run with their tail up! his story came to my mind while I was waiting for my computer keyboard to dry out from an accidental water spill and while I was stressed out by my girlfriend (I had to clear my mind so… warthogs!!!). wish you not to experience either of these situations on your last day of volunteering, but hey! That is life!
ith visuals, tracks over our own footprints and camera trap photos galore, it didn’t seem the leopard project could take off any more! All that could expand the research would be more leopards to track. But ask and you shall receive! Another month is finished and more leopards is exactly what we got… ast month, we left off with questions about the mating noises we had heard at Buffaloland. Was it actually the “ghost” LEM1, and if so, who was the female he was with? Our answer came within days. While checking one of the camera traps we heard the leopards mating once again. We drove to the fence line and saw LEM1 lying just next to the fence! He looked up at us, very relaxed, and stared at us for five or so minutes before slowly making his way into the bush. uddenly, another leopard ran through the tall grass! We still weren’t sure if it was only a female or if there was another male as well. We waited on the fence and our patience was rewarded with a visual of the long-tailed female. Later, we drove behind the block of the fenceline and noticed another amazing development- a nyala kill under a tree! The kill was only 1-2 days old and not completely devoured. This suggested plenty of important information. 1. LEM1 is using Buffaloland for food. 2. He does not tree his kills, meaning he is not particularly concerned about other predators and is likely to eat often. ore answers to our mating questions were answered on the camera traps with a photo of Makhulu and the long-tailed female together. We were now certain that it was him mating and had more pictures of the female to ID. With all of this new and important information, we didn’t think our findings would get more exciting, but of course they surprised us. After the confirmed mating of LEM1 and LEF5, we have had three new leopard sightings on the camera traps and plenty of tracks!
he first new sighting came on the Dumela lodge camera trap. Since May we have been marking tracks at the lodge and desperately trying to have camera trap visuals of one of the leopards in our own backyard. It is likely that leopards use this property as a habitat corridor in its purest form, akin to an interstate through home and hunting properties (including Buffaloland). The photo was too blurry to ID beyond knowing it was an adult female but it was extremely exciting nonetheless (exciting enough that I have moved house to a 2-man tent on the lodge grounds with hopes of a visual and nightly audio. My coworkers think I’m slightly crazy but can sympathize with the leopard mania)!
e also had new leopard action on the side of Buffaloland opposite to LEM1’s territory. We found large male tracks but were told this was likely a young male spotted on that side before. We also had unknown female tracks and a photo of a cub on the camera traps! Back on the Northern side we had a female using the hole that Makhulu uses most often. This, accompanied by MORE mating noises long enough after the first occasion, means that it is likely to be a new female he is mating with other than the long tailed feline!!
he fun wasn’t over. One massive achievement on the leopard project this month has been gaining access to AM, a new reserve, starting up down the road. On our first trip we found large male tracks, the same size as the young male in Buffaloland. Volunteers busily prepared heat maps that would show us the tracks and visuals of different leopards in the entire Guernsey area. These maps helped discern which leopards were moving where. Form analyzing them we can see that it is likely that Makhulu is the leopard moving in and out of Dumela lodge (yay!!) and that the young male at Buffaloland in the South is the same as the track found in AM. This adds more and more potential to our project. These leopards are moving beyond boundaries frequently. This means that plans for their conservation must consider and understand these pathways. Conserving these beautiful cats will require working with different properties to manage the corridors’ habitat and safety effectively. t is apparent with each week that leopards deserve their elusive reputation more and more. There are many more leopards than have been seen or that we knew about in these areas. This makes identifying them and their ranges in and out of protected/non-protected areas that more exciting and important! ver the next month we will continue to dive into this world of leopard movements and activity. We will spend more time at AM tracking, will focus energy on the new leopards in the South, as well as attempt to get more data on those hanging around the lodge. It’s never simple collecting data on animals that hide better than Houdini but it is always thrilling. And when you’re motivated by a desire to protect them and their uncanny ability to disappear in plain site, it is always easy to wake up invigorated by passion and purpose.
t was late into our Klaserie day drive; the sun started to set and all seemed quiet. The impala, feeding along the pathways were vigilant and prepared for the predators to start their night time feeding frenzy. Then, a call over the radio: “Xinkankanka on Querrie North!� They spotted a cheetah! Without hesitation, we drove off in hopes of catching a glimpse. When we arrived to the sight we couldn’t help but notice her short, course fur covered in round, black spots; the perfect camouflage to blend into tall grasses while hunting. We watched as her slender body moved gracefully through the grassland. It was hard to comprehend that behind her placidity; the ability to reach speeds exceeding 112 km per hour. How is this possible? Cheetahs have large nostrils along with an enlarged heart and lungs that work together to regulate increases in oxygen while pursuing prey. Though impressive, the chase will last less than 1 minute due to the energetic cost.
he team was excited to return to the lodge and come up with a suitable name for our beautiful feline. We came up with Nyeleti, meaning “stars� in Shangaan. The setting sun and peaceful atmosphere of the bush made it a perfect fit. t wasn’t surprising that Nyeleti was by herself. Females are typically solitary throughout their lives except when raising their young. The female will stay with her cubs for the first 18 months to teach them valuable lessons in avoiding predators and hunting techniques. After the mother leaves, the cubs will remain together for an additional 6 months. At this point the female cubs will also leave the group and begin a life of solitude. Interestingly enough, the male cubs will remain together for the rest of their lives and form a coalition. eing able to observe Nyeleti made me stop and question: What is being done about cheetah conservation? Sadly, only 10,000 cheetahs are said to remain and they are under constant pressure as their habitats are being destroyed from human impact. aving difficulty adapting to new environments, the illegal pet trade, competition from other predators, and a gene pool with low variability adds to their vulnerable status. Cub mortality rate from predation is also an alarming factor being as a high as 75%.
he cheetah’s future looks dim. That much is obvious. There have been significant efforts made to aid in the fight for their survival. In areas where cheetah populations are prevalent, conservationists have educated livestock farmers in methods of preventing cheetahs from killing their livestock without having to use a weapon. lthough there have been improvements with the help of education and strong anti-poaching laws, there is still much to be done.
eeing Nyeleti was an unforgettable experience. For a brief moment we were able to witness a cheetah in its natural environment. Though fascinating, it is a devastating reminder of the precious time we have with them. For the sake of the generations to come, I hope for a future where conservation and education continue to go hand in hand so that they may too have the opportunity to see these beautiful animals. Most importantly, for Nyeletis’ sake, I hope for a future that is as bright and as promising as the stars in the midnight sky.
Hey, my name is Stephanie, I’m from Sydney Australia and I´ve joined the Research and Conservation volunteer crew for 2 months. Ever since I was little, I have basically always had this crazy emotional connection towards animals and the amazing environment around us. This passion towards animals helped me decide easily that it was going to be my life! My main reasons for coming here were to see the amazing wildlife and to learn as much as I could, but also to help me decide if this was the path I wanted to follow to enrich my passion: Conservation. Africa has always been at the top of my bucket list so once I decided to take a gap year it was the first choice. My trip began in the amazing country of Kenya, where I met up with my cousin to start a tour around Kenya and Tanzania. The experience of both countries was incredible. We were extremely lucky to see all the Big 5 within that one tour and it was unbelievably cheap compared to Australia, which of course made us love it even more. We were emotionally struck by the culture, as we saw all these people with hardly anything but just so happy, especially when we waved out the window to the communities as we drove passed making us feel as though there was no difference between us as they waved and smiled back. Continued…………….
Our second tour started in Zambia where we travelled through Zimbabwe all the way to South Africa. This tour made my journey just that more amazing, from seeing yet again the beautiful people to walking with some magnificent rhinos. Walking with the Rhinos was definitely one of the highlights of my trip so far, we spent the whole day with this incredible guide who told us all about his family (the rhinos), learning about how ridiculously rhino poaching has increased and how much the rhinos are in desperate need of help, shocking us completely.
Arriving at Dumela Lodge to begin this big adventure with African impact was an emotional ride with feelings of both nerves and excitement. After one week I have fallen completely in love with the idea of conservation, Africa and the people. All though there have been many amazing things that we do throughout each week. The Klaserie trips have to be my favourite, with the awesome drives that somehow get better and better each time and just the feeling of sleeping in a tent literally within a reserve is just incredible. One of the things that I’m going to take away from this experience is that I have grown as a person and I’m more willing to push myself out of my comfort zone. Even though I’m only half way through my adventure around Africa my expectations have completely been blown out of the water, and I now know what I want my future to consist of - helping the wildlife around us.
t started, as all things do, with an idea. Moving to a new location presented us with many opportunities on the property, so many possibilities that it was hard to choose a path for some. Our outside area had previously served a purpose - possibly entertainment, possibly loading and unloading of goods, or guests, but we wanted to make the most of it. An area that could comfortably have seated 50 adults (or uncomfortably, 70), we were only using a fraction of its' potential. So the volunteers decided to do something about it. ur impact brainstorming sessions arrived through a simple premise many heads are better than one - and just like our new lounge, they are multi-purpose. Not only are they a creative breeding ground for conservation and educational projects, they allow the volunteers to control their own impact, and have a direct input into the projects they are working on. Through one of these sessions, the volunteers identified a resource that could be utilized for a much more constructive purpose than it was currently.
he first steps were tentative, but firm - it needed repainted, but what else? We had an idea that it could be used as a classroom, but 1) for who, and 2) to teach what? The answer was simple: 1) anyone who wanted to learn (but predominantly kids), and 2) conservation education. The issue here was that whereas it was to be a classroom, we didn't want it to feel that way when a lesson wasn't being taught. Needless to say, the rainbow of colors from a kindergarten class was not the desired effect, nor were ABCs and 123s on the wall, so it was back to the drawing board. We wanted to make sure if this was done, it was done properly. e went back to our main theme of conservation education, and considered all angles. We were a photographic group, so why not put up photos of the animals - big 5, local, endangered - as these could be visually interesting for adults and children alike. We have these fantastic researchers working side by side with us, so why not get them to give us some interesting facts about the animals - everyone could have an input. And if everyone is chipping in, why not get the guides in on the act. We could use their tracks on the wall, too. ith these ideas in mind, we set to task - after the repainting (we even got Stacey in as our resident interior designer, for advice), how would this look? First order of the day was to remove a somewhat random concrete block in the centre of the area. Roughly 1 metre cubed, both volunteers and staff knew they were going to enjoy getting the sledgehammers out! Then we had a raised concrete circle, just begging to be made into a fire pit. Using the bricks from inside the concrete monstrosity and cement used to even out the floor, this would (hopefully ) be a cinch. But what next? How would this all tie together?
he answer was simple - using the circular fire pit as a base, we would start the tracks here, allowing them to meander across the floor, eventually to the wall and up it, tp the information and photos of all the chosen animals. Perfect. Or not. If we made them real size, then we might be able to get two elephant tracks in, if we were lucky. So we scaled the tracks down in size, so they were relatively larger than each other, and we could then put an actual size track or spoor on the wall beside the images and info. Another problem, another solution.
his was constantly the way of things with the project - as the volunteers encountered an issue, they 'made a plan' and moved forwards. Special mention should be made here of Josa Zimmerman (Switzerland), the main driving force behind the project in its initial stages. Although his motivational speeches may have lacked finesse on occasion ("get off your butts!"), for a young man who had no previous project management experience, he was a sight to behold! He made sure he started first and finished last, and wasn't shy when it came to cleaning up at the end of the day. He led by example, and if his boy band looks initially gave you the wrong impression, you were swiftly re-educated as to just how inspiring this young man was, and is.
alls were duly painted, photos chosen, information gathered, tracks selected, concrete broken down and the fire pit built up. The next task was the floor. We had acquired heavy duty paint for both floor and tracks, as it obviously had to resist the onslaught of many volunteers and visitors. The issue here was time. Coming into the rainy season, it needed done, and done quickly. This is where the true spirit of the lodge, and African Impact itself, came into play. Gathering everyone together was not even an issue, ass everyone always wants to help out, and having all these willing bodies helping out allows us to simply blast these jobs into completion. Like our ongoing waterhole project, it was all hands on deck, and the whole floor and many of the tracks were completed under the baking hot sun, all in the space of one day! ith the photographs printed and laminated to protect from weather, a local amateur carpenter made the frames from lata poles to fit in with the overall design (he also made the frame for our blackboard). We hung these on the walls, painted the actual size spoors on the wall, and the new photography volunteers who had taken over the project painted our giraffe 'scale' to give any viewers an idea of the actual heights of the animals. The final touches were added to all the tracks, touch ups were made where monkeys had left footprints (or we had made mistakes!) and all that was needed to 'christen' the finished lounge were some eager learners! t this point, I'll pass you on to our master of ceremonies, Trico (Community Liaison and Translator) for the full days' ceremony and activities, but I'd like to add a personal note here of thanks to all involved. As a team, our whole lodge family came together, and the results and benefits we reap will be here for years to come!
eptember 21 in our very own Dumela lodge we had 65 kids from Graigieburn primary school to visit for the purpose of conservation education. The school helped open our newly completed conservation area arriving at 9am raring to go. We welcomed the school, gathered the kids together after introducing ourselves and put them in groups named indlovu, ingwe, shindzhela, impala, mkombe and nghala.
he kids would stay in their respective groups for the rest of the day (in order to keep track as there were so many of them), so they were seated with their co-ordinators, given an apple and juice and we took them through the programme for the day. t 10:00am we went for a bush walk around our very own to lodge to identify trees, animal tracks and any animals that crossed our path. With the help of the staff (Tim, Jenna, Sarah, Taylor, Trico, Jason, Cara and Sharon) alongside our volunteers all had groups to help the kids have an amazing experience. ducation on Trees; was to identify the name and their importance and to help broaden the kids' horizons that there is more to a tree than fire wood or furniture; trees gives us oxygen we breathe and it's important to educate our young conservationists as to how they look, feel, smell and even taste.
e helped identify different animals small and large, and when we came back we handed the kids bushwalk worksheets where the kids drew what they saw during the walk and what they learned and encouraged them to draw their favourite animal. After lunch they had conservation fun and games with both staff and volunteers - this educational session was about the importance of the endangered rhinos and the difference between white and black rhino and how their number is declining and that we should help keep them alive as they form part of our heritage. There was then more fun where we played football and sang songs.
s if that wasn't enough, the kids were excited to go for a swim! Everyone was all smiles and happy; the kids come from impoverished communities and for them to get exposure to these activities here in the lodge was simply amazing - for them and us! It was an honour for us to make the day exciting and memorable for the kids, and after they had photos with the volunteers we all said our goodbyes. The kids were so happy, the smiles on their faces made all our hard work worthwhile. We hope that they take our lessons to heart, and that we have made a lasting impact on these kids that they can take home, tell their friends and family about and work towards better conservation practice in the future.
“If I was a country, I would be space…”
Robbie Dibble, England (research)
shows that you don’t necessarily have to be on the photography project to have a keen eye. This beautiful shot just reminds of why we need to work to protect these amazing creatures.