by Ken Watkins
As requested by John Tobias here is an image of the Ethiopian Wolf, enjoying breakfast, taken on the Sanetti Plateau, in Bale Mountais National Park, Ethiopia.
Listed as Endangered by IUCN, population is decreasing as a result of rabies and canine distemper introduced from the dogs of the ever increasing human population and their continued encroachment into "protected" areas.
The last estimates of population range from 290-310.
Great research and vaccination is being carried out by EWCP (Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Project)
Donations are greatfully received at
http://www.ethiopianwolf.org/donate
EOS 1DX
200-400mm F4 at 490 mm
F7.1
ISO 800
1/2000
Comments
11 commentsGood action image of this rare canine! Glad you were able to photograph it. Thanks for sharing.
Nicely captured Ken !
<div id="myEventWatcherDiv" style="display:none;"> </div>Fine iamge of a hard to find rare animal. Well captured action shot. Being able to see and photograph a rare animal like this is always a special experience.
This is grrreat Ken.. Sorry to hear of another endangered species at the hand of man.
Have a good weekend
His breakfast doesn't look all that appealing...
Nice job with the capture.
Thanks everybody for your comments, much appreciated.
Ken: very good action capture of a rare animal. Thanks for the info and the post. Richard
Hello Ken Good to see , he seems quite into it !
Bill
Very sad about the endangered information on this species Ken. That makes this even more special. not only to find one, but one gulping down a meal. Thanks for sharing!
Very interesting image. Thanks for the information about the status of this wild creature.
May
Thanks everybody for your further comments.