Barbary Lion Extinct and last seen in 1922
The Barbary Lion used to be one of the biggest subspecies of lion, sadly they are extinct in the wild today, the last lion to be seen in Morocco was 1922. The Barbary Lion species was orginally from North Africa, Barbary Coastal regions of Maghreb and the Atlas Mountains in Egypt. They used to live in the deserts and mountains of North Africa, Moro...
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The oldest bridge in Florence and mini prints for your home
Florence is the capital of Tuscany. It is famous for its art, history and catherdrals. One of the most iconic catherdrals is Duomo, it took up to 140 years to complete. The Catherdral has the largest masonry dome in the world and was built on top of a small church, it also has a terracotta-tiled dome. Florence has one of the oldest bridges Ponte Ve...
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Zoos in England might not survive this year's pandemic and face closure
Since visiting the Amur leopards and Tigers during the past year Colchester Zoo is one of the zoos I like to support, they are involved in some great conservation projects including working alongside Conserve Wildcats Alliance who fund work that helps to protect habitat for Amur Leopards in Russia. Since 2004 Colchester Zoo’s charity Action for the...
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Positive Photography Gifts and Quotes
I have always believed we learn something from everything we go through in life and each experience helps us grow and develop as a person. I have been a fan of inspirational quotes for a few years and can sometimes relate to the ones I like to share on social media to help keep others going, stay positive during uncertain times and moving forward f...
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Only 80 - 100 Amur Leopards left in the wild!!
The Amur leopard is the rarest big cat in the world, as there are only about 80 to 100 left in the wild. As a way of helping them camouflage in the snow their coat is paler then other leopard subspecies. A world without these majestic and special big cats would be devastating. Wildcats Conservation Alliance are a wonderful organisation who are invo...
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Wild Flowers and why they need our help to survive
I watched Prince William's documentary A Planet For Us All, it inspired me to write this blog about wildflowers. These type of flowers provide a lot of things that insects need including food, shelter and places to breed. Insects also pollinate flowers so they are able to develop seeds and spread to grow in other places. During Winter while there i...
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