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That's actually pretty interesting. The guides round here will tell you that lions (and all the animals actually) don't distinguish you from the vehicle as long as you don't break the silhouette. That's why they're so big on you not leaning out the window. I'm not sure I totally agree with them though. That first shot of the lion was taken from an open sided vehicle (ie. no windows) and the kitty was so close I had to stand up and take a step back to get it to focus. That fucker was watching me. We locked eyes. But he wasn't at all interested in making me lunch.
I don't know big life foundation. There are lots of anti-poaching agencies. The biggest problem we have here at the moment is with rhinos. I think Kruger alone has been averaging 1 a day for the last couple of years. The south african national parks forum has had a ban on mentioning where you've seen them for a year now. You can also not mark it up in camps (they have a map of the surrounding areas up, and little magnetic markers to show where things have been spotted that day). I pay an annual membership for a card that gets me into some of the parks round here. a portion of that goes to anti-poaching, and a portion of all the fees we pay when we visit. I've been wanting to volunteer as an "honourary ranger" for a while now, but I don't know if I have enough time to be of any use to them.
No mountain gorillas round here.
I don't know big life foundation. There are lots of anti-poaching agencies. The biggest problem we have here at the moment is with rhinos. I think Kruger alone has been averaging 1 a day for the last couple of years. The south african national parks forum has had a ban on mentioning where you've seen them for a year now. You can also not mark it up in camps (they have a map of the surrounding areas up, and little magnetic markers to show where things have been spotted that day). I pay an annual membership for a card that gets me into some of the parks round here. a portion of that goes to anti-poaching, and a portion of all the fees we pay when we visit. I've been wanting to volunteer as an "honourary ranger" for a while now, but I don't know if I have enough time to be of any use to them.
No mountain gorillas round here.