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I had to change plans quickly and drop down to do a few things before heading back into the mountains in a couple of days, to Asa territory. As I mentioned in the previous posts (at Facebook) the Owl Festival was a great success, a lot of fun, very good tonic after testing times. For me, one of the best things about it was getting the thoughts from a very passionate group of wildlife conservationists including excellent researcher Naresh Kusi looking owlsome in the image here.
I'll talk more about these people as time goes by but they are showing the right stuff, the understanding that effective conservation requires sacrifice and total commitment, the need to put the cause before self, away from politics, ego and game playing. There was also in depth thinking on how humans have affected wildlife behaviour and that conflict issues are the result. Everyone needs to look at themselves regarding this issue, it comes down to many aspects including respect for the space wildlife needs to operate in the way it has to so our planet keeps functioning. Research techniques, the tourism industry (and tourists themselves) as well as communities in conflict areas all have to adapt and change.
So it was back to work, so much to do and this morning more writing for the chapter - I WANT TO SEE A TIGER!...YES, BUT DOES THE TIGER WANT TO SEE YOU?
I'll get images of the excellent Owl Festival up soon.
Cheers Jack.
