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Conservation and Photography

Conservation and Photography

Photography and Conservation: From Art to Wildlife and Everything in between


  • January 4, 2014

    Nuts About Hornbills: A Fascinating Evolutionary Story

    Nuts About Hornbills: A Fascinating Evolutionary Story

    The extraordinary habit of the male, in plastering up the female with her egg, and feeding her during the whole time of incubation, and until the young one is fledged, is common to several of the large hornbills, and is one of those strange facts in natural history which are “stranger than fiction.” -Alfred Russel…

  • June 12, 2013

    Much Ado About Puffins

    Much Ado About Puffins

    “Seabirds are ideal symbols for ocean conservation… Because they live in a variety of habitats-including oceans, islands, estuaries and beaches-they can show visitors how all coastal life is connected and spark new interest in coastal conservation. Long-term conservation success hinges on public understanding and community support.” – Stephen Kress They look like cartoon characters taken…

  • March 4, 2013

    Surprisingly Wonderful Newfoundland: OUR PLANET Geological History At Its Best

    Surprisingly Wonderful Newfoundland: OUR PLANET Geological History At Its Best

    I WENT TO PHOTOGRAPH PUFFINS, BUT I ENDED UP WITH SO MUCH MORE “It’s the place where land, water and sky embrace like old friends”. -Newfoundland Saying At the beginning of 2012 I began looking for a destination for my next photo safari, after being in Africa the previous year I must confess it was…

  • December 30, 2012

    2012 in review

    2012 in review

    The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 4,400 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 7 years to get…

  • November 12, 2012

    Can You Imagine a World Without Elephants, Tigers and Rhinos?

    Can You Imagine a World Without Elephants, Tigers and Rhinos?

    “When more robust animals were enabled, by means of humans and their boats, to reach the havens or backwaters that island birds were inhabiting, they wreaked havoc… with the greatest single threat coming from the most ruthless predator ever to emerge on this planet: Homo sapiens. Quite apart from hunting and harrying, the human capacity…

  • August 11, 2012

    The Mighty Elephant, the Real King of the Savanna

    The Mighty Elephant, the Real King of the Savanna

    “The premature elimination of elephants over much of their range represents one of the most wasteful mammalian tragedies of the century” -Ian Douglas Hamilton, 1987 I’m closing these series of posts exactly one year after my unforgettable trip to the Masai Mara,  and for the end I left the best, my absolute favorite animal, the…

  • June 25, 2012

    Giraffes The Gorgeous Blondes of the African Savanna

    Giraffes The Gorgeous Blondes of the African Savanna

    Watching a giraffe is like walking in New York or Chicago while looking in awe at those magnificent skyscrapers, but like skyscrapers against a bright sky, giraffes can be very tricky to photograph. They are too tall!! -P.C Giraffes are the tallest living animals on our planet, and their amazing height, combined with their peculiar…

  • April 16, 2012

    From Dik-Dik to Eland, there is an Antelope for Everything

    From Dik-Dik to Eland, there is an Antelope for Everything

    “One of the most impressive aspects of the African wildlife experience is the presence of up to a dozen different antelopes in the same area. Yet it was by taking measures to minimize competition by becoming different species that such a diverse array of antelopes came to exist in the first place.” -Robert D. Estes,…

  • February 15, 2012

    Goodbye Clawed, Enjoy Savanna Heaven!

    Goodbye Clawed, Enjoy Savanna Heaven!

    “Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle: when…

  • January 23, 2012

    And The Winner is The Secretarybird…

    And The Winner is The Secretarybird…

    “It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.” Aesop, (620 BC – 560 BC) from The Jay and the Peacock Yes, I’m still talking about beautiful animals. How can’t I, after being in such an amazing place where nature is at its best? A sight to be seen, this peculiar and gorgeous bird…

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