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Endangered Species:Nilgiri Tahr at Rajamalai, Munnar
Image by -RejiK
Photo taken at the Rajamalai Hills,( Eravikulam National Park, Munnar,India)
Another shot o the goats:
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The Nilgiri Tahrs are stocky goats ( Ibex with some simillarities to deer) with short, coarse fur and a bristly mane. Males are larger than the females, and have a darker color when mature. Both sexes have curved horns, which are larger in the males, reaching up to 40 cm for males and 30 cm for females. Adult males weigh 80–100 kg and stand about 100 cm tall at the shoulder. Adult males develop a light grey area or "saddle" on their backs and are hence called "saddlebacks". Eravilkulam National Park, near Munnar in Kerala, South India is the only habitat where the Niligiri Tahr is still existing. It is a goat with some smilarities to deer ...The Nilgiri Tahr is one of the most endangered species in India.
Eravikulam is the only place where one can spot this wild goat. The park was established provide shelter to this animal in its natural environment. Due to the concerted efforts of the park authorities, the population of the Nilgiri Tahr has increased tremendously. Now at least five to six hundred Tahrs can be found here. Other faunal species found in the park are elephant Gaur, Giant Squirrel, Leopard, Lion-Tailed Macaque, Tiger, and Sambar. The park is also home to three species of lizards, four of snakes, and five of amphibians.
Endangered Species - Knight's House
Image by Matt. Create. (formerly Roads Less Traveled)
Close-up details of the building seen here…
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One of Kyiv’s most architecturally unique buildings is empty and decaying and likely to stay that way. The “Knight’s House” at Yaroslaviv Val 1, a phantasmagoria of mediaeval motifs including a castle tower and gargoyles – has been vacant for almost 10 years since its former communal apartments were dissolved and the building privatized.
“This is a gem of Kyiv’s architecture,” explains art historian and conservationist Natalia Musiyenko. “It was originally a luxury apartment block with splendid interiors, built at the end of the 19th century by Nikolai Dobachevsky, but it is suffering from criminal neglect.”
Read more: www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/72769/#ixzz0tYGA9UDx
Sadly, there's little incentive for owners to fix up these historic properties. Since there is no property tax in Kiev, once someone owns a building, there is no additional cost to letting it sit vacant. Fixing historic buildings is costly; letting it fall down and selling the property to developers is profitable.
And there's probably a lot less bureaucracy to deal with when building on vacant land too.
Ahh, profit motive and bureaucracy. They rear their ugly heads again...
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Coming soon. New Photo Series. Life in the USSR.
Nothing too profound. Just some snapshots of my wife's family from Soviet Union times.
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