Conservation

Sea turtle research on North Island, became a top priority for this privately owned island. They tag and measure the turtles. The data is put into a research online platform. The work North Island contributes to the conservation of turtles becomes more and more important, as almost all turtles are according to IUCN threatened, vulnerable or critical endangered.

A green turtle makes her way back into the ocean after successfully laying her eggs, in a protected water area on the beach. North Island, Seychelles.

A baby green turtle races towards the water to start yet the biggest challenge of its life. The picture was taken on North Island, Seychelles. For almost over a week I patrolled potential hatching nests, mostly from 1am until 4am in the morning. And when faith disappeared from my tired body, luck struck in. This little turtle was the last one in the nest. The animal got caught between roots. The struggle for survival and the believe to make it into the water, let the little one survive. Despite all the birds and crabs in the surrounding area, this one stayed undetected. North Island, Seychelles.

A baby green turtle races towards the water to start yet the biggest challenge of its life. North Island, Seychelles.

A baby green turtle races towards the water to start yet the biggest challenge of its life. The picture was taken on North Island, Seychelles. For almost over a week I patrolled potential hatching nests, mostly from 1am till 4am in the morning. And when faith disappeared from my tired body, luck struck in. This little turtle was the last of its nest. The animal got caught between some roots. The struggle for survival and the believe to give not up let the little one survive. Dispite all the birds and crabs in the surrounding area, this one stayed undetected. I chose this angle as it represents freedom and possibilities to me. North Island, Seychelles

A massive brown bear strolls through the inlets of the main land in British Columbia, Canada.

The desert Rhino Project & Save the Rhino Trust, in the Palmwang consession, Namibia keep track of the largest free living Rhino population and protects them from poachers. The black rhino (Diceros bicornis) is the slightly smaller species of rhinos (white rhino) but also more aggressive. Their eyesight is extremely short but their hearing and smell are therefore excellent. Very often, when the animals feel threatened they either run away, or go horn forward and pull out an attack.

Rhino trackers show fresh footprints, Place: n/a, Namibia.

Black rhino, tracked after 2 hours walking.

Those brave men risk their lifes for protecting the last remaining rhinos of Namibia. Shoot on site is the new rule. Some of the very skilled rangers have been in the opposite business as well, but felt the urge to change something, to protect their heritage of which they are very proud.

A male rhino calmly eating.

Two rhinos spotted at an artificial waterhole. If you remain silent, you can watch those beauties for a long time.

Part of the research is to apply a census to know exact how many individuals are within an area and distingush males and females.