by blog-nelson | Apr 22, 2019 | Art Science and Creativity, Conservation, Roadless Project, Writings
The idea of earth day is funny when you think about it. Shouldn’t we always be thinking about the earth? After all, it’s the place where we live. The only one. This is it. Can’t upgrade or move to a new neighborhood. I used to be clueless about all...
by blog-nelson | Oct 24, 2011 | Conservation, Featured
Land use change in the Transmara, from “Wildlife and People: Conflict and Conservation in Masai Mara, Kenya” by Noah Sitati Here’s a quickie to follow up on my post about elephant conflicts in Masai land. Quite a few people have written me back...
by blog-nelson | Oct 16, 2011 | Art Science and Creativity, Conservation, Featured, Writings
“We want to live in peace with the elephants, but they are crazy.” from a Masai volunteer for WWF who monitors elephant conflicts in Masai communities. Driving into Transmara from the Rift Valley around the Masai Mara is a bit shocking. Lush green...
by blog-nelson | Sep 23, 2011 | Conservation
Yesterday I got to go and photograph an elephant translocation for the Kenya Wildlife Service. So cool. I wasn’t the only photographer there. In fact there were a lot. This was the beginning of a huge project to move two hundred (yes,...
by blog-nelson | Sep 3, 2011 | Conservation
This is about a trip to a Samburu village that has decided to settle and abandon the nomadic lifestyle. Ingelai village is home to two ambassadors from the Grevy’s Zebra Trust. Visiting this village was a good thing for me. As I wrote earlier, I found it...
by blog-nelson | Aug 10, 2011 | Conservation
Day 3 – finally get decent shots of the Grevy’s Zebra! Grevy’s Zebra, Samburuland, Northern Kenya | Photo by Nelson Guda © 2019Grevy’s Zebra, Samburuland, Northern Kenya | Photo by Nelson Guda © 2019Samburu scout working for Grevy’s Zebra...