Photo Feature
Deadly Crossing
One of the last remaining 500 odd Asiatic lions Panthera leo persica negotiates a dangerous railway track running through its primary abode, the Gir National Park, Saurashtra, Gujarat. Linear intrusions such as these railway tracks need to be realigned away from our biodiversity vaults, which are a vital water source that need to be recognised by planners as ‘infrastructures’ of great commercial value. These are carbon sinks, flood control and climate moderation devices, without which humans will be unable to negotiate survival in an age of galloping climate change.
Photo: Tapan Sheth
Location: Sasan Gir, Gujarat Details: Camera Canon EOS 5D mark III, Lens Canon EF 300 mm. f/2.8L IS USM, Shutter speed 1/320 sec., Aperture f/2.8, ISO 250, Focal length: 300 mm. Image taken: October 24, 2014; 7:28 a.m.