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Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a forest and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India. It was established in 1965, with a total area of 1,412 km2 (545 sq mi), of which 258 km2 (100 sq mi) is fully protected as national park and 1,153 km2 (445 sq mi) as wildlife sanctuary. It is part of the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion.
In the 19th century, the rulers of Indian princely states used to invite the British colonists for hunting expeditions. At the end of the 19th century, only about a dozen Asiatic lions were left in India, all of them in the Gir Forest, which was part of the Nawab of Junagarh's private hunting grounds. Today, it is the only area in Asia where Asiatic lions occur and is considered one of the most important protected areas in Asia due to its supported species. The Gir ecosystem with its diverse flora and fauna is protected as a result of the efforts of the government forest department, wildlife activists and NGOs. However, faced with a drastic drop in the lion population in Gir, after British viceroys brought to his attention the plight of the lion in Asia, the sanctuary is the jewel of Gujarat's ecological resources.
There are now thought to be around 700 Asiatic lions in Gir.
January 2014
On 7th January 17 people started digging on the site next to Carter's House at the entrance to the Valley of the Kings. They are involved in the important task of preserving the tombs in the Theban Necropolis. An exact facsimile of the tomb of Tutankhamun will open to visitors next spring.
The project has been funded by Factum Foundation.
More information: goo.gl/Eb6M29
"Well Digging" by Lumen Martin Winter on the second floor of the Kansas State Capitol. A well was a necessity for Kansas pioneers, particularly those on the high plains. The woman with a hoe offers a prayer for rain. The men dig deeper under a blazing sun as the diviner looks eagerly on.
One of 8 murals that are on the second floor of the capitol. Commissioned in 1976 and completed in 1978. Originally John Steuart Curry was going to do murals for the second floor rotunda but due to a dispute with legislature Curry left. The legislature then directed a new artist to "refer to" Curry's sketches for ideas on the new murals.
On 12th January, 2010 a 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti, killing more than 250,000 and leaving more than 1.3 million residents homeless. EDV responded to the Haiti earthquake in early June 2010, and we are working with Classique
school.
The school survived the earthquake undamaged. As one of the only surviving schools in the community, it has been inundated with children wanting to attend classes. The school’s director also allows many of the children in local orphanages attend for free.
But in attending, the children were facing health risks because of the flooding which affected the property.
Working with our local partners, GrassRoots United, and the school’s staff, we engaged international and Haitian volunteers to dig a large drain and relieve the flooding on the school’s property.
As there is very little working sanitation in the area, the mud also contained human faeces. Many of the children do not have shoes, so there was a risk of them contracting a waste borne illness. The standing water also provided a haven for mosquitoes which carry malaria and dengue.
The school also hosts a vocational training school which was severely affected by the earthquake. We hope that this drainage project will be the first step toward helping the vocational training school get back on its feet.
To learn more about this project please visit www.edvolunteers.org/projects-programmes. To donate donate, please visit www.EDVolunteers.org/donate
Ice climbing in North Dakota. Sometimes you just have to get creative with your environment. This is one of my daughters scaling a 45' home made tower of ice.
Three helpers digging a basement at the Congregational Church in 1918. The church, built in 1886, was located at the SW corner of Streetsboro (303) and Brecksville (21) Roads, and was torn down in 1953.
An old man jumping in to dig soil from the huge mound in the middle of the lot.
Prag's Have is a temporary urban experiment on Amager for anyone who wants to be part of a garden in the city! They are located in Prague Boulevard 43 and the summer will build out and up with crooked greenhouses, vertical gardens, outdoor kitchen, mobile plant containers and regularly invite to the communal, building workshops and other good stuff.
Prag's Have is based on voluntary action and local initiatives.
Tormod and his nephew Uilleam had gone to the meadow to dig the mid-season potatoes. It wasn’t the best crop they had grown, but young Uilleam seemed to be enjoying the opportunity to be playing in the fresh dirt.
At Downs Klint.
Summer vacation with family on the island of Langeland, Denmark
Photo by Poul-Werner Dam / bit.ly/PWD_Flickr
bill looks intently at his drummer as he digs into the groove. i really wish i had got one of these in focus
If you need to wear out a child on their outing, tell them that you will give them money for any gold they find.
January 2014
On 7th January 17 people started digging on the site next to Carter's House at the entrance to the Valley of the Kings. They are involved in the important task of preserving the tombs in the Theban Necropolis. An exact facsimile of the tomb of Tutankhamun will open to visitors next spring.
The project has been funded by Factum Foundation.
More information: goo.gl/Eb6M29
My sister has a small flock of chickens of various types, including a pair of leghorns one of which is seen digging in the garden.
January 2014
On 7th January 17 people started digging on the site next to Carter's House at the entrance to the Valley of the Kings. They are involved in the important task of preserving the tombs in the Theban Necropolis. An exact facsimile of the tomb of Tutankhamun will open to visitors next spring.
The project has been funded by Factum Foundation.
More information: goo.gl/Eb6M29
After removing the top soil layers of various quality of peat were available for digging. First by hand and later with steam powered engines.
Praying areas are often set aside to an entrance of the mines. Bandia (24) is praying near his pit before decending in to work.
Dinosaur Fossil Replica Digging Site is made of fiberglass. The dinosaur fossil replica digging site is exhibited at the Chongqing Zoo.
Duitsland, Borkum
Germany, Borkum
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