Zebra Panorama

We all celebrate a dozen of key ‘days’ in a year. Birthdays, anniversaries, valentines, Mother’s day; and so on. But the whole point of these days is to set aside some time and think about that particular relationship. So what is our relationship with wildlife?

For most of us city dwellers, probably none. We watch them on TV occasionally, marvel at their adaptability and beauty and move on. But once you are in a truly wild place, that’s when you realise how inter-connected, we all are.

Humans, animals, nature. We are all parts of a magnificent whole. Our need for food and habitation is pushing all our wild places to breaking point, alarmingly exacerbated by climate change. The only hope these animals have is if we pause, listen and experience these places before they are gone. The world needs wildlife champions in our everyday lives. In our homes and offices, making sure we make responsible choices whether going to the supermarket or choosing to leave the lights on when we don’t need them. And above we need to promise never to buy or support products which exploit wild animals; ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales, lion hide, tiger wine, zebra skin, shark fin, whale meat, anything at all. It’s all connected, and each and every one of us can make a difference.

​Ngorongoro Crater, 2016