Our speaker tonight, Barbara Meyer, left us in no doubt about her passion for Conservation of wildlife.
In the first half she spoke about Conservation, the various issues involved and some surveys that she had been involved in. During her talk she showed some images which reflected what she was saying. She spoke very enthusiastically and with no notes. She gave us many interesting facts about the conflicts of different species living together, including the concerns in some areas between humans and animals.
After the break she continued the theme of conservation and how her photography fitted into such work. Again her talk was amply illustrated, most images were her own but occasional credit was given to another photographer. Some of her images were taken from zoos but this was mainly to illustrate how such organisations were working to ensure some very endangered species were not completely extinct. In many cases work was being done very carefully on how to reintroduce some animals back to the wild.
Barbara's raison d'être was to use her photography to highlight issues of big cats, particularly those who were on the engendered list, and to raise awareness of the plight of some of British wildlife that were being threatened, eg badgers, seals and deer.
Please check out her website for more details of the organisations that Barbara works with.
