"In Africa, being in politics means you must bring food for your people, even table crumbs from the plate of corruption, but being an environmental activist, it can be an uphill task just to be heard from the din of everyday struggles with poverty, disease and ignorance"
UNFAIR FORESTRY POLICIES ABET POVERTY, FINDS NEW STUDY
"Double standards and arbitrary enforcement are the main culprits. In Senegal, for example, rural communities must produce and follow detailed forestry management plans, while corporations need only a simple permit."
Warning, this video is difficult to watch. There's no blood, but the meanness of it is very evident. The lesson here - just like with people, we can develop a certain affection and admiration for certain animals for their sheer beauty.
This is a reminder, that they are indeed still animals who attack and assault and prey upon others, and we just have to love them right where they are (as long as they don't live in the same house with us)
EBOLA OUTBREAKS KILL 25% OF WORLD'S GORILLAS, 2006
I've always admired people who have the bravery - EXPERTS - who get really close to wild animals so we can see them in their natural habitat such as here at this ongoing tribute to the Invisible Black Tree Huggers. But, here you have people who decided not to observe, but to SWIM WITH some wild elephants.
These are some fantastic closeups, but also check what happens.
Forecast: Big Quake (as With China) Likely in California
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