Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Thanks for looking. Is it easier to imagine tigers being killed for their penis and bones, or rhinos for their horns? It all comes down to teeming hordes of uneducated illiterates who have decimated the wildlife in their own country, who are now busy decimating the wildlife in the rest of the world, with the active connivance of venal local politicians and their goons, whether in Africa or Asia. As George Schaller said "If a dead tiger is worth more than a live one, tigers will continue being killed" Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 1:31 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: > Incredible animals, beautifully photographed. I just cannot imagine how > anyone can bring themselves to kill one of these just for the ivory. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > > > On Dec 19, 2010, at 4:06 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > The elephants at Yala are quite extraordinary, they just burst upon you > from > > the surrounding vegetation, making for very close encounters, which at > times > > can be quite stressful - because if there is one animal in our jungles > whose > > behaviour I don't quite trust, it is the wild elephant. In fact the > closest > > encounter in this trip was when a full grown cow elephant came and stood > > right behind the jeep in a defensive posture, so that her young calves > could > > cross the road behind her. She was so close (about 5 feet from me, > adjacent > > to the vehicle) that I did not dare take photographs for fear it might > spook > > her! > > > > Anyway the final set of photographs from Yala are of elephants: > > > > Emerging from the vegetation: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGJ0951-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Startled youngster: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGJ0958-Edit.jpg.html > > > > Mother and (very young) child: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGJ1019-Edit.jpg.html > > > > A wary eye: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGJ1270-Edit.jpg.html > > > > C&C always welcome > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >