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Samstag, 23. Juli 2011

In loving memory...

It is with great sadness that I just learned about the passing of one of the greatest cats to ever roam this planet, star of many movies and the best ambassador for his cousins in the wild:

Goeters

He lived in a cat (or animal) heaven on Harnas for 24 years (a remarkable age for a cat) and I was privileged to having met and photographed him several times. For this I am very thankful!

His highness Goeters I. of Harnas on his throne

I can allays remember the first time I met him. He was purring nearly as loud as a lawn mower and I instantly fell in love with him when he started licking my arms and face.

Please excuse the strange look on my face
and ignore my messy hair ;-)

The star and climax of my "Big Cats" Audiovision-Show

He was the best guard for my equipment that I ever had, even if – being on Harnas – I didn't actually need one ;-)

A big "Thank You" to all the people that have helped to make your time such a wonderful time.

You will never be forgotten by anyone lucky enough to have met you!

Freitag, 21. Januar 2011

A warm Thank You from the heart!

Thank you very much to all calendar customers during the last couple of months!

With your help I was able to pass on the veritable amount of 600,- Euro to 21st Century Tiger and the Harnas Wildlife Foundation.

And an "extra big thank you" to all those of you, that went deeper into their pockets and donated more (some of them much more) then the 2,50 Euro per calendar. Where there had been request for the money to go to a specific organization I have of course followed your wish and passed on the money directly to it.

The Tigers and other endangerd cat species as much as the various endangered species in southern Africa will truely appreciate your efforts in their own ways ;-)

To celebrate the beauty of the wonderful cats that roam our planet I have inlcuded some previously unreleased (on my blog and website) images for you. Enjoy...

More images in the German version of this post...

Ein herzliches Danke!

Vielen herzlichen Dank an alle Kalenderkäufer der letzten Monate!

Mit Ihrer Hilfe konnte ich soeben die stolze Summe von 600,- Euro an 21st Century Tiger und die Harnas Wildlife Foundation weiterreichen.

Ein Extra-Dankeschön an all die großzügigen Spender, die es nicht bei den 2,50 Euro pro Kalender belassen wollten und die Rechnungsbeträge teils sehr großzügig aufgerundet haben! Sofern Sie dabei eine der beiden Organisationen direkt bedenken wollten, habe ich dies natürlich wie gewünscht berücksichtigt und die Spenden dementsprechend zugeteilt.

Die Tiger und anderen bedrohten Katzenarten sowie die zahlreichen bedrohten Arten des südlichen Afrikas werden es auf Ihre eigene Art danken!

Zur Feier des Tages gibt es hier noch einige bislang (im Web) unveröffentlichte Bilder. Viel Spaß damit...