Lure of the hunt

Article Abstract:

The Cambridge University Ibex 1995 Expedition surveyed populations of the Siberian ibex goat on the ridges surrounding the Chilik and Bayankol valleys in southern Kazakhstan. The numbers of ibex are declining due to hunting by local nomadic yak herders called Chaban, professional hunters, and wealthy pleasure hunters, chiefly former Soviet army officers. Pleasure hunting, especially by helicopter, is the most damaging. The surveys, conducted over rugged, high-elevation terrain, suggest 50 to 120 ibex remain in the Chilik valley, and 300 to 350 in the Bayankol valley.

Research, Kazakhstan, Natural history, Ibex, Ibexes

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Of all the curios in the RGS collection, Lord Hunt covets Alexander Wollaston's camera

Article Abstract:

The Royal Geographical Society's collection includes the camera that Alexander Wollaston used during the 1921 expedition to Mount Everest. This expedition explored the valleys surrounding Mount Everest and climbed the mountain's North Col. Wollaston served as the group's physician and managed the collection of botanical specimens. He made good use of the camera to document the journey except for refusing to photograph footprints of the yeti or abominable snowman.

History, Discovery and exploration, Collections and collecting, Cameras (Photography), Cameras, Mount Everest, Royal Geographical Society

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Lord of the country

Article Abstract:

Lord Cranbrook, recent recipient of the Royal Geographical Society's Founder's Medal and English Nature chairman, is significantly influencing the world of nature conservation. Famous for chairing many environmental groups and causes, Lord Cranbrook is remapping the English countryside, dividing it by landscapes, habitats and common characteristics. Cranbrook believes the new maps will provide a more strategic approach to conservationism.

Interview, Personalities, Environmental policy, Nature conservation, Cranbrook, Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy

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