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... A baby elephant is called a calf. It weighs about 250 pounds at birth and stands about three feet tall. Calves can't see very well at first, but they can recognize their mothers by touch, scent, and sound.
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Photograph by David Chancellor @chancellordavid - bushfire, Namibia - poachers will often set fire to the bush to reduce ground cover available to wildlife - In Malawi recently when working with @africanparksnetwork I found large areas of the bush burned to the ground. Packs of hunting dogs are then used to track the wildlife until its exhausted, and then slaughtered. This can also have a catastrophic effect on the wildlife that can not readily flee the burns, such as tortoise, rock monitors, and all manner of snakes - with no regard for the size of the resultant burn enormous amounts of irreplaceable pristine ecosystem can be lost as well as wildlife - the second image I posted at the end of 2017, however I thought it worth posting again as it puts my previous post on this subject into context, I apologise for the slight duplication of text, as I said, it’s context - Elephants hurry across a landscape scorched by poachers fire - In the Liwonde National Park, Malawi - I am utterly blown away by the beauty of this park, and in awe of the selfless work being done here by African Parks Rangers @africanparksnetwork The task facing them is enormous, and yet they continue to push pack the ever increasing tide of poaching with great sensitivity and strength. I'd ask you to look at this image and then the following images I'll post that document the new trend in setting fire to this precious ecosystem; raising it to the ground so that wildlife can be more easily seen, and releasing dogs onto the burned ground who then hunt and pursue the wildlife until it's finally exhausted and slaughtered - @africanparksnetwork I salute you for your extraordinary work across the continent. Truly humbled #africa #malawi #namibia #stoppoaching #stopthetrade #elephant #ivory #rhino #conserving #conservation #fightingextinction #everydayextinction @kinetic_six @forrangers #endwildlifecrime #stoptheburn#conserving #conservation #wildlife #burn #bush #africa #namibia #nopoaching #notrade @everydayextinction @thephotosociety - to see more of my work and projects follow me here @chancellordavid @natgeo @thephotosociety @everydayextinction
Photograph by David Chancellor @chancellordavid
the sun sets on a football match on the outskirts of Mabopane township, South Africa.
From work and projects documenting community conservation #withbutterfliesandwarriors
Its impossible to conserve if we don’t allow communities to share in the benefits, and decisions taken regarding the wildlife with which they share their land and live in proximity of..To see more of my work and projects on this subject follow me at @chancellordavid and here @natgeo #conserving #southafrica #kenya #withbutterfliesandwarriors #football #forrangers #communityconservation #nopoaching @kinetic_six @francescamaffeogallery @hellokiosk
camouflage training, warrior # II, borana ranch, northern kenya, from the series 'with butterflies and warriors' by David Chancellor @chancellordavid - documenting community conservation in northern Kenya.
Five wildlife rangers and three other men working in wildlife protection lost their lives in four separate countries in the past month, highlighting the numerous hazards rangers and their colleagues face in protecting the world’s wild lands and species. Sadly we are becoming accustomed to this reality. ‘For Rangers’ @forrangers are a dedicated group of individuals who are raising money for the welfare of rangers who risk their lives daily to protect Africa’s endangered species. Rather than just tell the story – the @forrangers team hope that by taking part in some of the hardest, most challenging endurance events on the planet, they can draw attention not only to the plight of Africa’s wildlife, and the poaching crisis, but the hardships and dangers the rangers are exposed to in trying to protect our wildlife - and in doing so, raise funds that go directly to rangers’ welfare. On the 9th of March @forrangers CO founder @newlandpete will be starting the 6633 Arctic Ultra Marathon to raise funds for ForRangers, enduring temperatures of down to -40. The 6633 Arctic Ultra is regarded by many as one of the toughest, coldest, windiest ultra distance footraces on the planet. The non-stop self-sufficient foot race is over a distance of 350 miles (566 km); the race crosses the line of the Arctic Circle, competitors have 192 hours to complete the distance. The race finishes at the banks of the Arctic Ocean at Tuktoyaktuk. And he's doing it all for the rangers who are quite literally, on a daily basis, putting their lives on the line to keep our wildlife safe. To see more of my work for @natgeo and personal projects, follow me @chancellordavid @natgeo and follow the work of @forrangers and @newlandpete #nopoaching #protecting #conserving #withbutterfliesandwarriors #africa #northernkenya #kenya #warriors #rangers #elephants #rhino @forrangers @newlandpete @kinetic_six
Photograph by David Chancellor @chancellordavid - leopard, South Africa - the extraordinary agility of a male leopard trying to drag a rock python out of a thorn bush - scroll through for the full story - the python wasn’t coming down; the leopard wasn’t going up, so they sparred like this whilst I watched and fell even more in love with leopards, the most amazing of all the big bad cats. To see more of my work and projects follow me here @natgeo @chancellordavid @thephotosociety and @everydayextinction #leopard #southafrica #conservation #conserving #bigcats #nopoaching #notrade
Photograph by David Chancellor @chancellordavid - sunrise with these ladies this morning. A herd of over 200 camels in bomas made by the Somali herders from acacia trees to defend against lion - northern Kenya - to see more of my work and projects follow me here @natgeo @thephotosociety and @chancellordavid #camel #kenya #nothernkenya #conserving #conservation #lion #nopoaching @ewasolions
Photograph by David Chancellor @chancellordavid - so..if you’ve ever wondered what a sleeping bull elephant sounds like ? Turn up the volume and wonder no more ❤️❤️ - I’ve been working today with the extraordinary combined teams from @savetheelephants and @Lewa_wildlife @nrt_kenya here in northern Kenya. We’ve collared 3 cows, and 2 bulls right up in Biliqo Bulesa, it’s one of the largest conservancies with @nrt_kenya therefore nomadic pastoralists from several ethnic backgrounds converge across this vast and beautiful rangeland; this is one of my favourite places on the planet It forms a vital corridor for wildlife from Samburu, Buffalo Springs, and Shaba National Reserves, and from Sera conservancy. By collaring these elephant we will more easily be able to see their routes of travel, predict possible areas of conflict, and mitigate them ahead of issues arising, and share vital data received from them in times of climatic change, such as drought. The collars will function without further intervention for 3/4 years supplying data continuously. The entire process took minutes due to the great skill of those working on this project, and Dr Mathew Mutinda, a Kenya Wildlife vet who I’ve had the incredible honour to work over the past years. He, without any shadow of exaggeration is singlehandedly responsible for saving more wildlife in this region than any other individual I’ve ever met, anywhere ! - One fact - elephants can breathe through their mouths and trunk, however, during this procedure, whilst sleeping, the trunk end is held open with a small stick as limiting air through either air passage would cause discomfort. Once the elephant starts to wake, the stick is removed - The respiratory system of the elephant is quite exceptional and the success of this operation relies on the immense skill and speed of the teams here - A perfect day today for wildlife and those humans acting as custodians in these challenging times #nopoaching #elephant #conserving #conservation @nrt_kenya @lewa_wildlife @savetheelephants @natgeo @thephotosociety