Tag: Wildlife rescue
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Elephant attack, the Cheltenham Festival and cyanide bombs
March 2024 Elephant attack At Amer Fort near Jaipur in India, a tourist is attacked by one of the elephants used to ferry visitors up and down. Chained, beaten and abused, it is hardly surprising that they can become aggressive. The tourist’s injuries were quite serious, but this particular elephant had attacked before. One can…
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Animal Wild January / February 2024
Animal Wild Simply enter your e-mail address above if you would like to be notified of new posts. Subscription is free (but please consider a donation to HART if you enjoy the content – visit hartwildlife.org.uk and click on Donate). Photographs throughout the blog are mine unless stated otherwise. Comments and feedback welcome. January /…
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Books Old & New January / February 2024
Books Old & New January / February 2024 Two welcome additions to a four feet high pile of books waiting to be read arrive in the post. One is Hamza Yassin’s How to Be a Birder, the joy of birdwatching and how to get started, Gaia, 2023, decorated with the author’s own charming illustrations. The…
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Greetings cards
We are excited to launch a range of A5 greetings cards using my own photographs from the books (Animal Wild and Animal Trust) and elsewhere, printed at high resolution on premium glossy card at £4 each including envelopes. E-mail julian.rota@hotmail.com to order. The insides are left blank for your own message. Discounts available as follows:…