I have always believed there had to be a special place for people who inflicted cruel harm on animals with a personal agenda as the justification. Recently I began to see there may be a correlation between the heartless and a certain member of the animal kingdom that helps make sense of a senseless world at times. And it’s a perfect solution.
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright Part 2: Hunted to Death
Indian conservationists are losing the fight to save the royal Bengal tiger, according to researchers. Figures released in the past two years by conservation program Project Tiger indicate India’s tiger population has plunged to 1,411, less than half the 3,700 tiger population estimated in 2002, which included 1,500 living in protected sanctuaries. The decimation was […]
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright: Part 1
It was the empty pair of shoes lying by the side of the dirt track which really bothered me. After all, this was Bandhavgarh National Park, which we were told has the highest density of tigers in India, and those lonely leather shoes were only a few hundred metres inside the main gate.
A Visit Home
In this evocative post, Hippy Urban Girl writes, “I want to return home even as I know that the home I want to return to is gone, evaporated into the cycle of death, returned to the earth, the sand and becoming a part of a different story carved out of a piece of driftwood.”
Get in Touch with the Wild Side: Adventures in Australian Paradise
Kangaroos, koalas and the endangered fairy penguins are just some of the wild characters you’ll meet when you visit the wild side of Australia’s magical and exotic island paradise — Kangaroo Island.
One Individual Can and Does Make a Difference
It sounds trite, but there are individuals out there who, despite common practice and the vagaries of government, do make a difference — Bequia’s turtle man Ortin King is one of those.
Sleeping with the Finches: Tales of the Songbird Mafia
About a month into my feeding operation, I got up one morning to find three fat little birds sitting in the platter at the base of my feeder. These were not my usual customers. They were wild and rough looking, and occupied my feeder like it was now their private hangout, like Tony Soprano’s gang sitting outside Satriale’s. These were bad, bad birds, and I dubbed them the Songbird Mafia.
The Elephant Man Part 1: Rescuing Love
When John Roberts first saw Pang Kam Sao on the streets of Bangkok, he knew he had to save this young elephant. That rescue led to the creation of Anantara Elephant Camp in Northern Thailand, a gentle home to 34 Asian elephants, 53 mahouts, a dozen wives and as many children.
The Elephant Man Part 2: How to Talk to Elephants
Asian elephants and their mahouts in Northern Thailand share a language of physical commands and over 70 verbal commands developed over generations elephants. It’s called Elephant Language.
The Delicate Art of Saying Goodbye to Our Dogs
Our mentor has left us. Vincenzo Rudolfo Pooparetti, dog-father of the Belgian Mafia, has shuffled off this mortal coil. Elvis has left the building. That small brown dog who became such an important part of our lives has passed away.
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