Thank you John, Frank and Randy.
Randy, perhaps we have different interpretations of this image. For me, the sunrise is the "main character" in the story, the ostrich (like the photographer) just a lucky beneficiary? Anyway, unfortunately the RAW file of this image is lost, all that remains is a 257mb JPEG, not worth spending alot of effort on.
Frank and John, I have reported the issue. Unfortunately, I doubt anything will be done.
There is in South Africa two schools of thought about conservation. The one (which I subscribe to) is that, in a closed system (and all parks are closed systems, not even the mighty Kruger is large enough to function on it's own), numbers must ba managed to maintain diversity in both animal and plant life (but plant life first of all, as all other life ultimately depends on that).
The other is that nature regulated itself before Humans arrived to interfere, and therefore it must be left to regulate itself, since we don't necessarily know what we are doing, and that the desertification and extreme habitat changes that result from this approach are part of a natural cycle.
And as I am sure you know, nobody who held a specific point of view has ever been convinced by argument. It only works on those who are sitting on the fence. Those with pre-conceived positions just find new arguments to consolidate and strengthen their position.
Furthermore, I believe the only way to save this area is to remove all browsing animals, and for reasons of tourism, image and revenue, I suspect this will never be allowed to happen.
