Awesome Big Cat Conservationists In Botswana
NPR did a great little piece on two conservationists: Dereck and Beverly Joubert. They focus their efforts on big cats, photographing them for magazines like National Geographic as a part of their conservation efforts.
Their biggest project of late was the task of following one leopard for 5 years. From infancy into adulthood. And the trick is to do it while staying out of the way of the animal. How do they do it? This is what they say:
“The non-intervention is purely because we want to be able to understand these animals in a way that [will help] them survive in the future. … What we are out there to do is to hopefully show people how similar we are to animals, and how these wilderness areas are so precious.”
This is the kind of conservation I really love. People studying animals without interfering, without poking them with needles or sticking them in a zoo. Down and dirty watching from afar for a period of time. And doing it so the creature can be better understood and therefore protected better in the future.
You should read the whole article. It’s short. And at the bottom listen to the couple talk about their work. Truly admirable.
Thanks to my friend Alex for the tip!
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