Conservation-ing

Dec 1st, 2008 | By Abhishek Bhatnagar | Category: Media

A while back, we featured Dr. Terese Hart - environmentalist - on the site. She was in the States at the time on a break from her work in the Congo. Ever since, she and her husband Dr. John Hart are back at their work on the new TL2 project.

Terese Hart maintains a blog www.bonoboincongo.com where she posts updates of their project and other interesting happenings (and there are many!). A lot has happened since she went back, and though there is no way I can surmise it here, I have put up some of what I think are the most striking pictures from the past 2-3 weeks. If you enjoy conservation, jungle life, or even simply adventure, check out her blog for sure. And if nothing else, please have a look at the last picture here.

Travelling through Congo

Traveling through the jungles is done mostly on motorbikes along known trails (of which there are no guarantees). But sometimes you have to get creative.

Bush meat in Congo

Bust meat hunting is a hot button issue. While the village locals do not do this in epidemics, the demand for bush meat from bigger cities is causing a major problem.

Improvised Weapon

Improvised weapons such as this are now widespread, and allow people to carelessly overhunt.

Locals

Some police officers who were questioning the team (who were later arrested and released) being given a tour of a Dell laptop, GPS and other such devices.

Kids learning math