You really should enter your photographs, they are stunning!
That Giraffe attack was shocking though, and very rare. I don't think there's anything wrong with getting close to the animals as long as we stay in our cars.
It was so sad when the magazines disappeared during and after Covid. I see more and more are re-appearing on the shelves again. Of course, there are always online contests as well.
That prize was at 6 different destinations from the Guvon Group, 2 nights in each, only some offered game drives. I checked now to see if the group survived Covid lockdowns, and yes they still are there except Askari no longer is part of their hotels.
These contests of course are just marketing, but the prizes are not shabby at all.
I do believe our game reserves play a vital role in preserving wildlife, and really did not mean to turn it into a depressing subject.
One often hears of bored wealthy people who keep exotic animals. but what do they do when they tire of them? Likely that's how they end up in centres like that.
Those pesky monkeys are a problem though, so fruit and veggies get taken often before it's ripe, but that's life in KZN!
Have a great day further @fermentedphil.
Most things today are kind of depressing when you think too long about them, but I guess that is just part of the society we are living in. Capitalism and all its progress rely on some really shady things. But we should not ponder it too much. But I guess, in the same breath, that there has never been a truly "utopian" period in human history, if we think about it. That alone should make our current predicament a little bit better? haha.
So true, I did not think about that. They cannot send these animals back to their natural habitat probably out of fear for diseases and due to the animals' being domesticated. Rather than euthanise them, put them in animal centres.
So true, so much has changed after lockdowns. It is such a shame, and it makes one furious. I almost opened a bakery just before lockdowns, and I would have definitely lost the business/money if I opened it. Luckily, I did not.
Thanks so much! I really need to check it out. The old camera is also on the edge of dying. So, I need to make a plan to replace it, but it is so expensive these days.
Keep well, thank you so much for the insightful comments!