Final images of Kenya’s big tusker ‘Elephant Queen’ Posted on 15 March 2019 Tags:elephants, Land of Giants, Will Burrard-Lucas Of the world’s last remaining ‘big tuskers’ (elephants with tusks weighing more than 45kgs each) it’s thought that there are only 20 left on Earth. About half of these live in Tsavo, Kenya. British wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas has published photos of one of these old pachyderms, dubbed ‘Elephant Queen’ shortly before she died of natural causes. ‘If I hadn’t looked upon her with my own eyes, I might not have believed that such an elephant could exist in our world,’ says Burrard-Lucas. View this post on Instagram Such an incredible animal… Check out my Instagram Story for more #landofgiantsbook @tsavotrust A post shared by Will Burrard-Lucas (@willbl) on Mar 13, 2019 at 2:24am PDT The photographs will appear alongside images of other big tuskers in a book entitled Land of Giants. The book will go on sale on 20 March and it aims to reach as many people as possible without ‘regard for profit’. It was conceptualised along with the Tsavo Trust, which supports the Kenyan Wildlife Services as part of an endevour to create awareness in the hope of saving these long-tusked mammals. Tsavo Trust’s Big Tusker Project was established ‘in an urgent response to a terrible surge in poaching,’ to try and protect the tuskers, before they are lost forever. View this post on Instagram “Her tusks were so long that they scraped the ground in front of her as she walked. She was like a relic from a bygone era.” Simply the most wonderful creature… Check out my Instagram Story for more photos. #beetlecam #landofgiantsbook @tsavotrust A post shared by Will Burrard-Lucas (@willbl) on Mar 12, 2019 at 11:18am PDT View this post on Instagram Beautiful tusker eating a thorny acacia branch. I call this image “Helix” #landofgiantsbook #beetlecam @tsavotrust A post shared by Will Burrard-Lucas (@willbl) on Mar 14, 2019 at 4:15am PDT View this post on Instagram I had the honour of photographing this truly remarkable elephant in partnership with @tsavotrust. Check out my Instagram Story for more. #landofgiantsbook A post shared by Will Burrard-Lucas (@willbl) on Mar 12, 2019 at 7:22am PDT View more about the book Land of Giants here . Featured image: Will Burrard-Lucas Related Posts The Lady in the Landy: Carla Geyser 7 February 2023 "We cannot sit back and wait for a miracle to happen; every one of us... read more 88 countries agree on shark fin regulation in historic vote 22 November 2022 Panama was host to CITES in November 2022. For the first time in history, 88... read more The big question after Plett’s fatal shark attack: Why? 27 September 2022 By now, we know that sharks are not the mindless killing machines that horror movies... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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