A four year boy died of bullet wounds yesterday, tragically caught up in the ongoing protests and disputes on the Terai. Too many kids do it tough here anyway, this image is of a couple who had their lives deeply affected by the earthquake, they attend the school we are helping in Simjung. The festival season has begun here, I was going to take some images while I have a couple of hours free this morning, now it doesn't seem appropriate, there are enough people ignoring the problems here as it is. As someone who understands the loss of someone so young, I feel deeply for those affected, it's so bloody unnecessary... it's way beyond time this situation was sorted out and people compromised for the sake of peace... especially for children, the innocent victims in all this.
In Nepal the word "Tiger" can refer to any of the wild cat species including the Forest Leopard (panthera pardus). This incredibly adaptive cat has been my focus for several years now and I'm striving to improve co-existence between people and the leopard... This blog brings updates of our ground level work linked to wildtiger.org - wildleopard.net
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Another child killed in crossfire, it's time to straighten this situation out...
A four year boy died of bullet wounds yesterday, tragically caught up in the ongoing protests and disputes on the Terai. Too many kids do it tough here anyway, this image is of a couple who had their lives deeply affected by the earthquake, they attend the school we are helping in Simjung. The festival season has begun here, I was going to take some images while I have a couple of hours free this morning, now it doesn't seem appropriate, there are enough people ignoring the problems here as it is. As someone who understands the loss of someone so young, I feel deeply for those affected, it's so bloody unnecessary... it's way beyond time this situation was sorted out and people compromised for the sake of peace... especially for children, the innocent victims in all this.
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