The link below is to an article reporting on the death of naturalist Harry Butler, an icon of the Australian bush.
For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/12/harry-butler-tv-presenter-and-conservationist-dies-at-85
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Half of an Endangered Antelope Population Has Died Within Weeks
Article: Vale Ron Taylor Has Died
The link below is to an article reporting on the death of shark film maker Vale Ron Taylor.
For more visit:
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/vale-ron-taylor-shark-filmmaker-dies.htm
Check In: Day 2 of Holiday
I have had a most interesting couple of days on the road and in the bush. Currently I’m in a motel room at Woolgoolga, near Coffs Harbour on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, Australia. ‘Hardly the wild,’ I hear you say, and you’re quite right – it isn’t. The weather was beginning to change I noticed on the final leg of my day’s itinerary, so I decided to hide out in a motel room for the night – good decision, it’s pouring outside.
I won’t give all away – I’ll leave the main description of the holiday to the website – but just some of the ‘downlights’ of the first couple of days for this post.
I didn’t arrive at Cathedral Rock National Park until just on dark, but did get the tent up prior to darkness arriving – when it did, it was dark! The campfire took an eternity to get going as all of the timber was damp and by the time I got it started it was time for bed – all-be-it an early night (7.30pm). I had decided to not spend the money on replacing all of the gear I needed to replace for camping, following the loss of a lot of gear over the years due to storage, etc. I hadn’t done much in the way of bushwalking or camping for years due to injuries sustained in my car crash and a bad ankle injury, so I left it all a bit late. I figured that for this holiday I’d make do and replace the gear with quality gear before the next trip. In short, I’ll get by – but it would have been nice to have some good gear just the same. It was a very cold night let me tell you – and long.
When I reached the heights of my first walk today, standing on top of Cathedral Rock National Park, my digital camera decided to die on me. I knew there was something wrong with it during the ascent as it was really chugging away taking pictures. I did get a couple of reasonable panoramic shots on the top of Cathedral Rock before it died, so that was good. I took stills with the video camera I was using, so it wasn’t a complete loss. When I completed the Woolpack Rocks walk I made the trip to Coffs Harbour to seek a replacement and got one for a reasonable price. It’s just another compact and so I will also buy a digital SLR prior to my next trip I hope. My previous SLR was basically destroyed when the camera cap came off during a multiple day bushwalk and all manner of stuff got into it. It wasn’t digital so I didn’t bother repairing it.
So tomorrow – off to Dorrigo National Park I hope and several lengthy walks I haven’t done before. Hopefully the rain will clear.
Saola Found in Laos Sadly Died in captivity
Being the size that it is, it is hard to believe that Saolas are rarely seen. Not only is it rarely seen, but the Saola was only discovered in 1992. The Saola is best described as a large antelope-like creature.
The Saola lives in the mountains of the Laos and Vietnam border region.
One of these rare Saolas was captured by Laotian villagers in August 2010 and sadly died in captivity.
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GLOUCESTER TOPS TRIP WITH REBECCA: 20th November 2006
Back on the 20th November 2006 I went on a day trip with Bec to Gloucester Tops and the Gloucester River Falls. This is the best memory I have of my time spent with Rebecca (Rebecca died in June 2008) – my dearest friend.
Below is a file that contains a brief record of my trip with Rebecca and it is dedicated to her memory:
http://www.kevinswilderness.com/NSW/Gloucester Tops with Bec.exe
AUSTRALIA: TRAGEDY IN THE OUTBACK – Man Found Dead in the Kimberley
A man thought to be from Queensland has been found dead in the Australian outback. The body was found in Western Australia’s Kimberley region, in the far north of the state on the Meda cattle station, about 40km west of Derby.
Near the body was the man’s desperate plea for assistance with the word ‘help’ written in the dirt. He had constructed a shelter and his water bottle was empty. No vehicle has yet been found.
The man was some 15km from the Meda cattle station homestead on the 1.25 million acre property.
The temperatures in this region had reached 40C last week. The man is thought to have died a few days ago.
Kevin's Walk on the Wild Side 