“The oldest task in human history is to live
on a piece of land without spoiling it.”
- Aldo Leopold
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13 ~ Salt, salarium (and saola)
The large, Soviet-made Mi-8 transport helicopter paused in a hover, then eased down toward a small field that had been cropped close and hard by water buffaloes and cattle. As we descended, the rotors kicked up a dust storm, and through the swirling tan veil, out a small porthole window, I could see villagers gathering along the edges of the field, to watch the arrival of the biggest, loudest thing ever to visit them…
10 ~ P.S.- Wildlife conflict: Scarecrows
Just a quick note today. On the topic of scarecrows from the last post, I thought you might enjoy these images of scarecrows I encountered during wildlife surveys in Laos.