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1994 Rubondo Island (5/14): Last Efforts to Escape
... continued from previous slides:
... knowing how dangerous Lake Victoria is due to all the crocodiles, seeing the two sitting on a raft that could fall apart every moment and assuming they are not able to swim: these guys must have been very desperate.
When thinking of poachers in Africa, I had this image in my mind of well equipped hunters going after every single elephant or rhino for their precious ivory or horn. I never had poor fishermen in mind that were fishing because they (most likely) did not have enough food for eating. Sure, if you want to be cynical, the guys seem to be well nourished, but what about their families?
Or alternatively, could you really make enough money from selling poached fish in order to accept the dangerous involved with their activities? How desperate do you have to be to paddle on a fragile raft, surrounded by crocodiles, hunted by park rangers ... ?
I was confronted with a completely new experience and I should learn even more later that day ...
continued on next slide
(pictures are scanned from slides and not manipulated - on purpose (read why), sorry, for the dark tones)
1994 Rubondo Island (5/14): Last Efforts to Escape
... continued from previous slides:
... knowing how dangerous Lake Victoria is due to all the crocodiles, seeing the two sitting on a raft that could fall apart every moment and assuming they are not able to swim: these guys must have been very desperate.
When thinking of poachers in Africa, I had this image in my mind of well equipped hunters going after every single elephant or rhino for their precious ivory or horn. I never had poor fishermen in mind that were fishing because they (most likely) did not have enough food for eating. Sure, if you want to be cynical, the guys seem to be well nourished, but what about their families?
Or alternatively, could you really make enough money from selling poached fish in order to accept the dangerous involved with their activities? How desperate do you have to be to paddle on a fragile raft, surrounded by crocodiles, hunted by park rangers ... ?
I was confronted with a completely new experience and I should learn even more later that day ...
continued on next slide
(pictures are scanned from slides and not manipulated - on purpose (read why), sorry, for the dark tones)