Monday, September 21, 2015

Voices from the Savannah: Poignant images show fragile existence of Africa's wildlife which could face extinction within years due to money-hungry poachers

  • Photographer Gary Roberts spent time with conservationists and scientists in Tanzania and Kenya over two years
  • They paint a bleak future for the wildlife of Africa and he has highlighted this with poignant collection of images
  • When Mr Roberts visited Africa 25 years ago there were 200,000 wild lions - now that number stands at 20,000
  • This is due to human encroachment and the lucrative poaching trade that is becoming increasingly hard to prevent

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