Here is the elephant I promised last night. I'm sure you've just been waiting with bated breath;) Some of you may recognize the elephant with the strange ear from this drawing. It is the same elephant, but I did not use the same photo as a reference. Someone took a bunch of photos of this particular elephant and posted them in the Wetcanvas image library. I'm very glad that they did as they are such great photos.
I just finished watching a documentary that I got from the library called Milking the Rhino. It is a film about conservation that puts a human face on the problem. We see the issue from the humans that live with these animals, and in some cases, feel very threatened by them. Can you imagine having an elephant or a rhino in your garden? Most people think that rabbits are bad enough... I think anyone reading this knows how I love the big, bulky pachyderms and if I could do anything for them I would (for now, I have to just settle for drawing them), and I do love how there are people out there that are trying to do something. The title of this documentary has to do with the idea of educating the people about how they can "milk" the wildlife like they can their own cattle--that the wildlife can be just as essential as their cattle. Yes, it is about making money, but these people are very poor and if they can make money and preserve these animals at the same time, why not? By creating these wildlife tourism parks, they are benefiting their own communities, giving people an opportunity to see these animals in their "natural" habitats, and protecting the species all at the same time. If all goes well, everyone benefits. At least it's something...
Again, I am really enjoying this fall weather, but I did just have to close the window. As much as I was enjoying the crisp, clean fall air, I was starting to shiver. It felt good for awhile though. Another good thing about this cooler air, my cough is subsiding a bit. I've had what I think is an allergy cough for about a month. It's been much quieter the past few days...
2 comments:
I love the elephant and the documentary sounds interesting. I think you are correct--if people and the animals both benefit well then it's a win-win. Glad you are enjoying the weather. I am too. Great weather indeed. Just saw a note on my building door that the CHANGEOVER TO HEAT BEGINS TODAY! We've got a funny centralized system here that is either on Cooling or Heating. I am glad it's time for heating but hope we don't get anymore 80 degree days!
Happy Drawing/painting/watching/enjoying! By the way if you wanna paint that picture I posted---go for it---If you do paint it---I'd like a chance to buy it from you : )
Very nice drawing of the elephant...wonder what happened to his ear.
Glad your cough is better....Bill has one too and doesn't feel sick otherwise...only more tired. Maybe his is allergies also.
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