New Photo Book: Wildlife Babies

Wildlife Babies - new Photo Book and e-Book

As many of you know, last year I traveled to Montana twice to photograph wildlife in their natural settings.

I first went there in the winter with snow on the ground, ice on ponds and a cold bite in the air.  However, the arctic wolves loved playing on the ice on the ponds, the coyotes ran with joy and only left snow dust behind,  the red fox in its thick winter coat looked stunningly beautiful and he too enjoyed playing on the icy pond.  The thick winter coats of all animals were beautiful, and seeing the grey wolves roaming in through the birch forest was a one-of-a-kind experience.

Several months later I returned in the Spring season, the season of pups, cubs and kittens.  Watching the bobcat kittens play in the fresh green grass, observing a 7 months old black bear splashing in the water with delight, seeing a 2 months old Amur leopard, the rarest of leopards, try to master the rocky slope hillside, and enjoying the little snow leopard, also 2 months old, as he explored the unfamiliar world filled me with awe.  You can read more about the rare Amur leopard in my September blog here.

I delighted in capturing these wonderful animals 'on film' and brought back hundreds of beautiful images.  I just finished to put the best of the collection into my new Wildlife Babies Photo Book.  It has been published and is available online from MagCloud Publishing as the softcover second edition.  This book has been printed in the US.


You can check it out on the link below. Both a paper copy of the book and an e-book version are available for purchase.

                 

     

                Wildlife Babies     

   

      This book presents nature photography of wildlife babies, kittens and young animals in a natural setting.     

   

                       

This summer, I am offering another Photo Workshop in Kalispell, Montana, at the Triple D Ranch.  I invite you to join me for fantastic wildlife photography.  I just saw an image of the now 8 months old Amur leopard, a strapping young animal, and I can't wait to see him again in the summer time.  

Amur Leopard                  ©M. Raeder-Photography

Spring Wildlife: Cubs, Pups and Kittens Wildlife Photography at its Best An amazing opportunity to photograph wildlife babies:  wolf pups, fox kittens, lynx kittens, Badger pups and more! Come face-to-face with these wonderful babies! Date:  June 28-July 1,  2013 Optional Activities June 25-27, 2013 For further details pl click here.

Hope to see you this summer in Montana or at one of my other Photo Workshops.

Til then, I wish you all the best and keep shooting,

Meggi

Amur Leopard

Spring Wildlife: Cubs, Pups and Kittens- 2013 Photo Workshop

I recently had the incredible fortune to see and photograph an Amur Leopard kitten.  While I would love to see these beautiful cats in the wild, it would be very difficult to have this opportunity  given the small number of cats and their location deep in the eastern parts of Russia  (please see the 'In the News' story below).  The images shown here are from a captive Amur Leopard kitten, just 2 months old.

 Amur Leopard - 2 months old

Copyright M. Raeder-Photography 

If you would like to see and photograph this beautiful animal and many other wildlife, please join me for the
 Spring Wildlife 2013 Photo Workshop.  You can find all the details here.

 Amur Leopard - 2 months old

Copyright M. Raeder-Photography 

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In the News:  Hope for the World’s Rarest Cat –The Amur Leopard – to Emerge from the Brink of Extinction 

For thousands of year, the Amur leopard has lived in the vast forests and rocky mountain slopes of eastern Russia and northern China. The Amur leopard is one of the rarest of cats with only ~30 animals surviving in the wild.  The many threats for its survival include poaching, habitat loss, inbreeding, local development projects and a lack of understanding and commitment to conservation from villages and the government.

But as reported by the World Wildlife fund (WWF) in April, there is hope for the survival of this beautiful cat.  The victory for these cats was 10 years in the making when the Russian Government announced the establishment of the “Land of the Leopard National Park”.  WWF among a variety of other international NGOs together with the Russian Government have worked tirelessly for 10 years to save the endangered cat.  With only 30 cats in the wild and ~200 in captivity, their survival was precarious.  For this extremely rare wild cat, habitat loss to farming communities together with poaching for its exotic skin and other body parts that are believed to have medicinal value in Chinese traditional medicine, have driven the Amur leopard to the brink of existence.  Since the leopard’s habitat and breeding area is passed down between generations, it is even more important to preserve those places where they live today.

With Russia’s creation of the new “Land of the Leopard National Park”, 650,000 acres of the Amur leopard’s breeding area in Russia have been set aside which constitutes 60% of its remaining habitat.  The remainder of the leopard’s habitat crosses the border into northern China and as of this writing is unprotected land.  The Russian park will offer varying levels of protection for the leopards alongside with economic opportunities for the local region.  There will be habitat areas with strictly limited access, as well as areas for recreational and ecotourism access that will provide the local community with economic opportunities. 

WWF indicates that creating sustainable habitat for endangered species is never easy in light of the pressures from local communities for their agricultural and farming needs. But the creation of the “Land of the Leopards” shows that with patience, the right commitment and partnerships habitat and refuges that protect incredible wild species can still be saved. 

[Reported by WWF.org]

 Amur Leopard - 2 months old

Copyright M. Raeder-Photography 

Snow Leopard - 2 months old

Copyright M. Raeder-Photography 

Young Grey Wolf

Copyright M. Raeder-Photography 

To see  these rare animals and have the opportunity to photograph them in a natural setting, please join me for an unforgettable Photo Workshop in Montana in June 2013:

Amur Leopard                  ©M. Raeder-Photography

Spring Wildlife: Cubs, Pups and Kittens Wildlife Photography at its Best An amazing opportunity to photograph wildlife babies:  wolf pups, fox kittens, lynx kittens, Badger pups and more! Come face-to-face with these wonderful babies! Date:  June 28-July 1,  2013 Optional Activities June 25-27, 2013 For further details pl click here.

Til next time,
Meggi


To see more images of the Amur Leopard posted by WWF, please follow this link:
http://worldwildlife.org/media?species_id=amur-leopard