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Sustainable Travel
Sustainable Travel

Take me to the places on the earth that teach you how to dance, the places where you can risk letting the world break your heart. And I will take you to the places where the earth beneath my feet and the stars overhead make my heart whole again and again. - Oriah Mountain Dreamer

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Heartfelt Endeavours, Wildlife, conservation, storytelling, Africa, Animal Stories, climate change, Wildlife Photography, African Wildlife, ElephantsKathy KarnSheldrick Wildlife TrustKathy Karn, Photography, Kenya, Africa, climate change, conservation Kenya, safariComment
Elephants Never Forget
Elephants Never Forget

But perhaps the most important lesson I learned is that there are no walls between humans and the elephants except those we put up ourselves, and that until we allow not only elephants, but all living creatures their place in the sun, we can never be whole ourselves. - Lawrence Anthony

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Heartfelt Endeavours, Wildlife, conservation, storytelling, Africa, Animal Stories, climate change, Wildlife Photography, African Wildlife, ElephantsKathy KarnSheldrick Wildlife TrustKathy Karn, Photography, Kenya, Africa, climate change, conservation Kenya, safariComment
Survival Shit
Survival Shit

“It’s so dry here the small animals and birds depend on the elephants for their food.” In a recent conversation Dr. Winnie Kiiru described how elephant dung is helping to keep smaller animals alive during the unrelenting drought in Northern and Southern Kenya. 

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Heartfelt Endeavours, Wildlife, conservation, storytelling, Africa, Animal Stories, climate change, Wildlife Photography, African Wildlife, ElephantsKathy KarnSheldrick Wildlife TrustKathy Karn, Photography, Kenya, Africa, climate change, conservation Kenya, hippos Comments
Safari Dreaming
Safari Dreaming

Beware, once you’ve spent the first night under a blanket of brilliant stars snuggled safely in your bed while listening to the roar of a distant lion or the rumble of contented elephants you may never want to go home…

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Heartfelt Endeavours, Wildlife, conservation, storytelling, Africa, Animal Stories, climate change, Wildlife Photography, African Wildlife, ElephantsKathy KarnSheldrick Wildlife TrustKathy Karn, Photography, Kenya, Africa, climate change, conservation Kenya, hippos Comments
Celebrating Stories
Celebrating Stories

I’m celebrating on several fronts this week. I was thrilled to learn The Wisdom of Elephants is a semi-finalist in the North Street Book Competition for self-published books! It was very encouraging to learn the book was among the top 4% of 1,946 books submitted.

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Heartfelt Endeavours, Wildlife, conservation, storytelling, Africa, Animal Stories, climate change, Wildlife Photography, African Wildlife, ElephantsKathy KarnSheldrick Wildlife TrustKathy Karn, Photography, Kenya, Africa, climate change, conservation Kenya, hipposComment
Conservation Heroes
Conservation Heroes

Restoring and preserving the environment has a positive impact on the people, the wildlife and the land. When this orphaned black rhino was rescued he was so tiny the staff at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary could carry him in their arms. He thrived under the care of his dedicated keepers and is now released back into the wild under the protection of community members.

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Heartfelt Endeavours, Wildlife, conservation, storytelling, Africa, Animal Stories, climate change, Wildlife Photography, African Wildlife, Elephants, RhinosKathy KarnSheldrick Wildlife TrustKathy Karn, Photography, Kenya, Africa, climate change, conservation Kenya, rhinos Comments
Africa's Unicorns
Africa's Unicorns

To witness an elephant in the wild is thrilling. To witness a giraffe in the wild is enchanting. To witness a rhino in the wild is to be catapulted back to prehistoric times.

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Heartfelt Endeavours, Wildlife, conservation, storytelling, Africa, Animal Stories, climate change, Wildlife Photography, African Wildlife, Elephants, RhinosKathy KarnSheldrick Wildlife TrustKathy Karn, Photography, Kenya, Africa, climate change, conservation Kenya, rhinosComment
Photography as Change Agent
Photography as Change Agent

Photography can play a role in positive change and climate action. A world without elephants is unimaginable. Your vote helps put conservation and saving elephants in front of a wider audience.

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Heartfelt Endeavours, Wildlife, conservation, storytelling, Africa, Elephants, Animal Stories, climate change, Wildlife Photography, African WildlifeKathy KarnSheldrick Wildlife TrustKathy Karn, Photography, Kenya, Africa, climate change, conservation Kenya, photo competitionComment
Gratitude
Gratitude

You cannot get through a single day without having impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference. You just have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make. - Jane Goodall

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Heartfelt Endeavours, Wildlife, conservation, storytelling, Africa, Elephants, Animal Stories, climate change, Wildlife Photography, African WildlifeKathy KarnSheldrick Wildlife TrustKathy Karn, Photography, Kenya, Africa, climate change, girls education, conservation Kenya Comments