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Where big beasts flourish
Life, L. Bruce Kekulé, Published on 30/04/2015
» Kaziranga, a Unesco World Heritage Site, is situated in the state of Assam in northeast India, and encompasses some 267m² of grassland, wetland and river habitat, plus a buffer zone amounting to another 248m². Over time, the Assamese have created one of the greatest protected areas in the world.
A black leopard in broad daylight
Life, L. Bruce Kekulé, Published on 29/05/2013
» It was late April among the growth of the Western Forest Complex, one of my favourite places in Thailand. The first rains had come and doused the dangerous forest fires that had spread throughout the area during the dry hot season between March and May.
The lonely crane incident
Life, L. Bruce Kekulé, Published on 30/04/2012
» Some 10 years ago, tremendous excitement prevailed when a common crane (Grus grus) showed up at Nong Bong Khai Non-hunting Area (otherwise known as Chiang Saen Lake) located in the northern province of Chiang Rai. The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) is responsible for the area and its management, and the bird sanctuary is a year-round attraction for nature lovers.
Amazing Biodiversity in jeopardy
Life, L. Bruce Kekulé, Published on 26/03/2012
» On Dec 8, 1941, the same day of the Pearl Harbor attack in Hawaii (Dec 7 in the US), the Japanese Imperial Army invaded Thailand with thousands of troops and settled in. Sometime in 1942, a decision was made to build a railway from Bangkok to Burma and beyond through the thick malaria- and tiger-infested jungles in Kanchanaburi province using Allied and Asian prisoners of war as construction labour.
Still bobbing and weaving
Life, L. Bruce Kekulé, Published on 30/01/2012
» As the sun starts its daily ascent from the eastern horizon, the early morning air is crisp and cool. It's November and not a single cloud is to be seen in the clear blue sky. Heavy dew blankets everything in Mae Lao-Mae Sae, a wildlife sanctuary situated in the northern province of Chiang Mai. Mist rises from the forest as the morning heat builds. The scent from pine trees, some hundreds of years old, is refreshing. A sea of fog covers the lowland valleys and the view from the mountaintop is truly breathtaking.