Drill
Mother & Child - Afi Mountains Nigeria
Drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus) are among Africa's most endangered mammals. Listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as the highest conservation priority of all African primates, they are found only in Nigeria's Cross River State and in one part of southwestern Cameroon. A sub-species is found in Equatorial Guinea.
Drills are under pressure from hunters looking for bushmeat and from loggers going further into the forests of the region.
Pandrillus, the NGO set up by Gadsby and Jenkins, rescues drills that are orphaned or that are being held in captivity. The idea is to raise the animals in natural-sized social groups for controlled captive breeding, acclimatise them to the rainforest and ultimately, Gadsby hopes soon, to release them.
One group of drills and four chimpanzees are kept at the drill ranch in Calabar, known to locals simply as The Monkey Place, to educate visiting school groups on the importance of conservation.
The vast majority of the drills, together with two dozen chimpanzees, are kept at the drill ranch on Afi mountain, a good six hours' drive north of Calabar and recently listed as a nature reserve, where Jenkins and Gadsby have opened a simple but beautifully laid-out eco-resort.
An Early Photo of Mine © www.markdanielphoto.com
The Recipe
5 mins pre soak
7.30 mins Ilford ID11
Stop 2 mins
5 mins Ilford Fixer
10 mins wash
wash aid - a little bit of Vodka in the water - it works
Drill
Mother & Child - Afi Mountains Nigeria
Drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus) are among Africa's most endangered mammals. Listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as the highest conservation priority of all African primates, they are found only in Nigeria's Cross River State and in one part of southwestern Cameroon. A sub-species is found in Equatorial Guinea.
Drills are under pressure from hunters looking for bushmeat and from loggers going further into the forests of the region.
Pandrillus, the NGO set up by Gadsby and Jenkins, rescues drills that are orphaned or that are being held in captivity. The idea is to raise the animals in natural-sized social groups for controlled captive breeding, acclimatise them to the rainforest and ultimately, Gadsby hopes soon, to release them.
One group of drills and four chimpanzees are kept at the drill ranch in Calabar, known to locals simply as The Monkey Place, to educate visiting school groups on the importance of conservation.
The vast majority of the drills, together with two dozen chimpanzees, are kept at the drill ranch on Afi mountain, a good six hours' drive north of Calabar and recently listed as a nature reserve, where Jenkins and Gadsby have opened a simple but beautifully laid-out eco-resort.
An Early Photo of Mine © www.markdanielphoto.com
The Recipe
5 mins pre soak
7.30 mins Ilford ID11
Stop 2 mins
5 mins Ilford Fixer
10 mins wash
wash aid - a little bit of Vodka in the water - it works