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" “Things aren’t looking great right now but I do have hope for the future. I believe we can turn things around. You can’t be a conservationist if you’re not an optimist at heart. I’m encouraged by things like the people in Indonesia. I've seen a huge change in the last 30 years I've been going there in terms of awareness about environmental issues, their pride in their own wildlife and concern about conservation. I feel encouraged that Indonesian people are getting more focused on protecting the remaining forested areas. I think that this curve, which looks like it's steeply dropping down towards extinction, is going to flatten out as people get serious about protecting the remaining areas. Even though it sounds really grim, all hope is not lost.
I’m a big supporter of American biologist E.O. Wilson’s proposal that we should work towards setting aside half of the Earth for the rest of the species. We have a potential to increase that and especially as people concentrating more in cities, we can set aside a lot more space on the planet for long-term coexistence. I think we can strive for that long-term goal of setting aside 50 per cent for the rest of the planet.” Listen to our podcast with photographer @timlaman in the Podcasts section on the New Big 5 website. Link in Bio. ____ The New Big 5 project is an international initiative to create a New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography: the Big 5 of photography, rather than hunting. Shooting with a camera, not a gun. Supported by +100 photographers, conservationists, wildlife lovers and charities. VOTE for the 5 animals you want to be included in the New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography. "
" “Like human fingerprints, mountain gorillas nose prints are unique. Researchers use them to identify individual gorillas in the field.”
Love gorillas? Read our ‘Everything you need to know about gorillas’ article by Donna Scaramastra from Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund on the New Big 5 website. Link in Bio. @savinggorillas ____ The New Big 5 project is an international initiative to create a New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography: the Big 5 of photography, rather than hunting. Shooting with a camera, not a gun. Supported by +100 photographers, conservationists and wildlife lovers, including Art Wolfe, Mattias Klum, Michel Zoghzoghi, Craig Jones, Beverly Joubert, Rodney Nombekana, Alison Buttigieg, Marco Gaiotti, Pedro Jarque Krebs, Thomas Vijayan, Ami Vitale, Steve Winter, Jonathan and Angela Scott, Thomas D Mangelsen, Dr Jane Goodall, Chris Packham, Clement Wild, Alejandro Prieto, Christophe Courteau, Laurent Baheux, Ole Jorgen Liodden, Anja Denker, Staffan Widstrand… VOTE (on the New Big 5 website) for the 5 animals you want to be included in the New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography. The old big 5 was based on the 5 toughest animals in Africa for colonial hunters to shoot and kill. The New Big 5 of wildlife photography will include animals from around the world, so it could include polar bears, orangutans, tigers, grizzly bears, gorillas, lions, elephants and others… Which animals will make the New Big 5?"
" “We need to safeguard and protect remaining rainforests and stop the illegal wildlife trade that has, according to most scientists, caused COVID-19. We also need to look at this more holistically. The Sustainable Development Goals are all very important. But some of them are non-negotiables, relating to preserving marine habitats, terrestrial habitats, securing clean water, halting the loss of biodiversity. Everything else needs to build on this belief, where we stop the horrendous, catastrophic changes we’re causing to our global natural system.”
Today is World Environment Day. Check out our interview with Swedish photographer Mattias A Klum @mattiasklumofficial about COVID-19, lockdown, orangutans, mindfulness and safeguarding our planet Read the full interview on the New Big 5 website. Link in Bio. The New Big 5 project is an international initiative to create a New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography: the Big 5 of photography, rather than hunting. Shooting with a camera, not a gun. Supported by +100 photographers, conservationists and wildlife lovers. VOTE (on the New Big 5 website) for the 5 animals you want to be included in the New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography. The old big 5 was based on the 5 toughest animals in Africa for colonial hunters to shoot and kill. The New Big 5 of wildlife photography will include animals from around the world. Which animals will make the New Big 5? #newbig5 The world’s wildlife is in crisis. More than a million species are currently at risk of extinction, from icons to ‘unsung heroes’. "
" "I love nature so much. I just love big cats' behaviour. It never gets boring. I can sit with a leopard all day, observing its behaviour, seeing how many times it will try to hunt for its cubs. I love seeing how big cats raise their cubs and how delicate their life is. I love capturing that."
Listen to our podcast with wildlife photographer @clement.wild on the Maasai Mara, big cats, the Great Migration and climate change. On the New Big 5 website (and iTunes and Spotify) Website link in Bio __ Will lions make it into the New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography? Remember to VOTE __ The New Big 5 project is an international initiative to create a New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography: the Big 5 of photography, rather than hunting. Shooting with a camera, not a gun. Supported by +100 photographers, conservationists and wildlife lovers, including Ami Vitale, Dr Jane Goodall, Joanna Lumley, Steve McCurry, Marsel van Oosten, Ben Fogle, Brent Stirton, Marina Cano, Melissa Groo, Daisy Gilardini, Tim Laman, Thomas D Mangelsen and more. The old big 5 was based on the 5 toughest animals in Africa for colonial hunters to shoot and kill. The New Big 5 of wildlife photography will include animals from around the world, so it could include polar bears, orangutans, tigers, grizzly bears, gorillas, lions, elephants and others… Which animals will make the New Big 5? #newbig5 The world’s wildlife is in crisis. The next 10 years are critical. More than a million species are currently at risk of extinction, from icons to ‘unsung heroes’. The New Big 5 website has podcasts, interviews, articles and photography, and a free educational Fun Pack for young people. "
" New life arrives on the planet every day. What does the future look like for the world’s wildlife?
Check out our photo gallery with 20 of beautiful pictures of baby animals, including lions, polar bears, chimps, tigers, pandas, monkeys…. And check out more interviews, articles and podcasts on the future of the world’s wildlife on the New Big 5 website. Link in Bio Photo by @marselvanoosten With other photos in the gallery by @suzieszterhas @daisygilardini @graeme.green @bertiegregory @gurcharan @shannon__wild @carolewildlife The New Big 5 project is an international initiative to create a New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography: the Big 5 of photography, rather than hunting. Shooting with a camera, not a gun. Supported by +100 photographers, conservationists and wildlife lovers, including Dr Jane Goodall, Ami Vitale, Moby, Steve McCurry, Marsel van Oosten, Brent Stirton, Marina Cano, Melissa Groo, Daisy Gilardini, Tim Laman, Thomas D Mangelsen and more. VOTE (on the New Big 5 website) for the 5 animals you want to be included in the New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography. The old big 5 was based on the 5 toughest animals in Africa for colonial hunters to shoot and kill. The New Big 5 of wildlife photography will include animals from around the world, so it could include polar bears, orangutans, tigers, grizzly bears, gorillas, lions, elephants and others… Which animals will make the New Big 5? "
Marlon du Toit: " Habitats, a complex system that gives life to the animals that we love to see, love to photograph & talk about.
If not for the stunning habitats around our planet we would not see the beauty & variety that we do. Yet so often photographers travel around the world to capture the animals that inhabit the different environments, without looking at the bigger picture at hand. I’m not one of those photographers, and you should not be either. Take stock of every destination you visit. Think about the best possible selection of equipment that you could take along with you. Take lenses that not only compliment the animals, but think about the stunning scenery that surrounds them. This is a selection of some of my favorite African environments. Special mention to the first picture - Dzanga Bai - one of the most incredible places I’ve ever laid eyes upon."
" “The coronavirus outbreak has created a domino effect directly impacting wildlife . Thousands of people have lost their jobs and income, especially due to the overnight collapse of the tourism industry. More and more are losing their means of living on a daily basis. The daily question these people now face is: “How do we feed our families today”?
Richard Moller, CEO of Tsavo Trust, in our article looking at how COVID-19 is threatening the world’s wildlife, including in Africa and Asia. Read the article on the @newbig5project website. Link to the website in Bio. Photo by @willbl The New Big 5 project is an international initiative to create a New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography: the Big 5 of photography, rather than hunting. Shooting with a camera, not a gun. Supported by +100 photographers, conservationists and wildlife lovers, including Ami Vitale, Dr Jane Goodall, Greg du Toit, Daisy Gilardini, Joanna Lumley, Steve McCurry, Marsel van Oosten, Brent Stirton, Marina Cano, Melissa Groo, Tim Laman, Nick Brandt, Thomas D Mangelsen and more. VOTE (on the New Big 5 website) for the 5 animals you want to be included in the New Big 5 of Wildlife Photography. The old big 5 was based on the 5 toughest animals in Africa for colonial hunters to shoot and kill. The New Big 5 of wildlife photography will include animals from around the world, so it could include polar bears, orangutans, tigers, grizzly bears, gorillas, lions, elephants and others…" 
South America's Serengeti: capybara, wild horses gracing alongside Orinoco geese and scarlet ibis in Casanare, Colombian Llanos
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Bog in Russia,.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Kaziranga swamp in dry season (you can see tge stumps of dead trees).  *This image is copyright of its original author
" Happy World Lion Day ! "
newbig5: " Today is World Lion Day Just over a century ago, there were more than 200,000 wild lions living in Africa. Today, there are only about 20,000. Lions have undergone a catastrophic decline. They’re already extinct in 26 African countries and have vanished from over 95 per cent of their historic range. That’s why the @NewBig5project is supporting Panthera’s Project Leonardo (@pantheracats) to ensure the long-term survival of lions across Africa by increasing the total lion population by 50 per cent over the next 15 years to at least 30,000 lions. Be a part of bringing lions back across Africa. Find out more in our latest photo gallery and article: Roar Power. Link in Bio. 36 phenomenal photos of African lions by photographers including @yswildlifephotography @marselvanoosten @thebigcatpeople @carolewildlife @graeme.green @priyanshi.wildographs @wild.anjadenker @eliewolfphotography @graemepurdy @marcogaiotti_naturephotography @vladimir_cech_jr @gurcharan @beconialessandro @neliswolmarans @anette_mossbacher @our_african_voyage @liebanafot @schmid_chris @davidlloyd @willfortescue @clement.wild @seyms_brugger @shibu.preman @charlielynam @SergioPitamitz @usha.harish @lancevandevyver @pumapix @gregdutoit @michel.ghatan @stevewinterphoto @piper_mackay @michel_zoghzoghi @fromdawntodusk_india @staffanwidstrand Photo by @marinacano The New Big 5 project is an international initiative to create a New Big 5 of wildlife: the Big 5 of photography, not hunting. Shooting with a camera, not a gun. The initiative is supported by more than 150 of the world’s leading photographers, conservationists and wildlife charities. #newbig5 #wildlife #conservation #animals #wildlifeconservation #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #animallovers #wildlifeprotection #naturelover #beautifulworld #wildlifeonearth #wildlifephotographer #savewildlife #savetheplanet #protectwildlife #planetearth #wonderfulworld #wildlifeofinstagram #wildlifelovers #wildlifeseekers #discover_wildlife #wildlifeaddicts #africanlion #lions #lion #bigcats #worldlionday " 
Birding in Suburbs of Caracas, Venezuela
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Subhash Nair: " Happy Independence Day my fellow Indians - Ten photos from Indian Forests. "
"Lions across Africa have undergone a catastrophic decline. Just over a century ago, there were more than 200,000 wild lions living in Africa. Today, there are only about 20,000. They’re already extinct in 26 African countries and have vanished from over 95 per cent of their historic range.
That’s why the @NewBig5project is supporting Panthera’s Project Leonardo (@pantheracats) to ensure the long-term survival of lions across Africa by increasing the total lion population by 50 per cent over the next 15 years to at least 30,000 lions. Be a part of bringing lions back across Africa. Find out more in our latest photo gallery and article: Roar Power. "
" “The New Big 5 initiative is a beautiful, poignant reminder that all of nature and all of life is threatened on this planet. This planet is our only shared little life raft and we are on this planet together. We must all do everything we can to care for the plants and critters that inhabit the earth. They are fellow travellers and our only friends in this enormous universe. Our future happiness depends on all of them.”
Photojournalist and New Big 5 supporter Ami Vitale " |
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