Founders Note
Hermis Haridas & Nisha Purushothaman
We know little about the ecology of many African species including many of the charismatic species like the Serval. They are not easy to see in the long grass, given their size, camouflage and the way they move with stealth. But, once sighted they can give you memorable moments and some truly pleasing photographs. The agility of these beasts is amazing, and their hunts are fascinating.
So when you are next on an African safari, be sure to look out for these wonderful creatures.
In recent weeks, PawsTrails has launched a series of short video talks called NatChat, presented by luminaries in the field of science, conservation, photography and more. These are available on Youtube.com when you search for “NAT Institute”. Through this new initiative we will reach viewers around the world with informative and interesting talks on various topics. Follow us on YouTube or through various PawsTrails’ social media handles. We have a couple of special videos to accompany this magazine. First, a detailed description about the fun and challenges of photographing Servals in the wild presented by Nisha Purushothaman and then a short video with some of the photographs from this magazine introduced by Peter Hudson.
We thank all the gifted photographers in our PawsTrails photo-community who contributed wonderful photographs to the pages of this magazine. Congratulations to all those who were selected. The worldwide PawsTrails community helps us to harness the power of community photography and use it as an effective tool to bring the messages of conservation and
peaceful co-existence with that natural world. Thanks again for all the wonderful
Serval cat images, and please continue your great support of this magazine and our other activities to help make people aware of the beauty and biology of these fascinating animals. .
During these difficult times, the PawsTrails team prays for the safety of our readers worldwide and ask you to join us in the fight to stop the destruction of the natural world and the trade and consumption of wildlife animals like bats and pangolins. We must ensure a pandemic like this never happens and we must work together for a better planet.
Hermis Haridas & Nisha Purushothaman
Founders – Paws Trails Explorers
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