Sunday, 26 May 2013

Heat on Poachers...


HEAT on POACHERS ... well, heat on everyone really, it didn't dip below 45 degrees C until early hours of morning, 48 predicted for tomorrow and yet clothes still take ages to dry because of humidity...
You can see the fishing net, you can see the seriousness on Rajan's face after the capture was made, you can see the mixture of anger, confusion and embarrassment on the faces of the three caught fishing illegally in the National Park. It's a highly complex issue, many sides to the argument. Centuries old beliefs clash with hard core conservation. Rhino, tiger etc get all the publicity yet the problem runs so much deeper. I'm writing a book, this subject is a major part of it. I feel I've earned my stripes after many years, I'm concerned about a lot of the lies, agendas and also ignorant, often racist remarks I see on social media. There is a major lack of understanding regarding many issues in the poaching problem.
So this morning I'm in yet another meeting, this time with Nat Park authorities. There is a lot of positive action but as in so much of life there are better solutions that can be found...


This is another interim blog, I 'm going to post a main summary of the last few weeks when I am in Kathmandu, which should be reasonably soon as this jungle interlude has gone really well.

Cheers Jack

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