Tigers of Ranthambore & Western India Landscape

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David Yarrow: " The Killer.

This photograph is dedicated tonight to all the fantastic ground support we have collaborated with over the last few years. Almost all of the guides we work with are not being paid right now and have not been for at least 10 weeks. We will do all we can to help, but the situation is dire for skilled and dedicated specialists that never imagined that they would be in this position. They mostly live in countries where there is no State funded safety net. Life is very tough.⁣
This image taken a few years back was really nothing to do with me and everything to do with the nuance and experience of Vipul Jain - our long term partner in Ranthambore National Park. Without him, there was no picture.⁣
I am often asked by those that are lucky enough to have been to places like Kenya in East Africa or Rajasthan in India and have had wonderful guides, as to what to they can do to help. The answer is simply to do whatever they can financially. $100 can make a huge difference to their families and if you can afford it, imagine how thankful they will be the next time they see you. They will remember like an elephant.⁣
I am an optimist by nature, but I don’t see national parks like Ranthambore opening for many months. Guides are reliant on favours from their clients that they looked after so well in the era before Covid-19. "

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