New Book by Alan Rabinowitz : Life in the Valley of Death: The Fight to Save Tigers in a Land of Guns, Gold, and Greed

In forests reviled as the valley of death, Rabinowitz finds new life for himself, for communities haunted by poverty and violence, and for the tigers he vowed to protect.

I have written about Alan Rabinowitz on & often. He continues to inspire me personally. I have been inspired after seeing a National Geographic documentary on Alan’s life, his cause & his mission to save the wild. Although he has taken a back seat following his health condition, he still leads the exploration group of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Alan’s expeditions & his stories have brought the grim truth of survival. His fact finding missions led The New York Times call him the Indiana Jones of wildlife science!

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Central Park pedi cabs - resting cab driver

Right outside the South end of Central Park, the pedi cab drivers wait patiently for tourists who would hire a ride. This is a very popular vehicle within the park for a quiet, environmental leisure ride within the park. But the chilly weather causes a big slump in their business.

petty cab rickshaw drivers resting in central park new york

This picture shows a rickshaw puller resting in the slow weekend. The picture is taken on hand held Nikon D200 without any flash.

Avenue of Giants - traveling in North California

From: photoduniya.com

One of the most visited places is up north on Highway 101 where the huge Redwood forests make an entire climate and an ecosystem. Tucked away in a side from the main highway, the Avenue of Giants is about 25 miles starting in Phillipsville on Highway 101 about 6 miles north of Garberville.

 

Although my travel was unplanned and in the dead of winter with frequent rain and sleet, the Redwoods made the 12 hour up-and-down drive from San Francisco worth it.

 

Redwoods on Highway 101 @ photoduniya.com

redwood trees on highway 101 in garberville and phillipsville and miranda on Nikon D200

 

More writing and images from the trip will be uploaded on the travel section of photoduniya.com.

So what do you do when you’re a turtle? Meet Houdini

The modern time’s Houdini isn’t a magician, but an entertainer from the Coyote Hills State Park in Fremont, California. He is about six years old and had to be moved to Coyote Hills since he was always escaping from his previous home! Now he is in a 6 x 1 tank. Is that big enough? No - not for Houdini, but that doesn’t deter him from being his own self.

Meet Houdini

Meet Houdini

 

By the time I reached him, it was time for lunch. The care taker had just put in a colorful bunch of fishes that would last him about a couple of weeks. Houdini loves fishes, and from what we could see, he loves fish food too. For he gulped all the food that the care taker had given for the fishes to eat. And then, he would take his time to chase the fishes around, till he could snap one into his mouth.

 

Houdini hunting

Houdini fishing

 

So what his Houdini doing when not eating or chasing fishes? He is “exploring” - all that he could from the confines of his 6 x 1 home. He is very curious and its easy to believe that he would scramble out of his tank very frequently. And for people who are equally interested in Houdini, he would take time to pose!

Houdini posing for pictures

Houdini posing

 

Join the Regional Parks and help save other Houdinis that are still struggling for survival. For more information, write to photoduniya.com



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