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  • The horses at the J Bar L ranch are treated with care and love by their trainer, Libby Ulring. Unlike many horse owners, Libby practices and teaches gentle, natural horsemanship. Riders are encouraged to get to know the horse and let it lead them, rather than kicking and provoking the horse. But horses aren't the only animals on the ranch. The J Bar L ranch finish their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • The horses at the J Bar L ranch are treated with care and love by their trainer, Libby Ulring. Unlike many horse owners, Libby practices and teaches gentle, natural horsemanship. Riders are encouraged to get to know the horse and let it lead them, rather than kicking and provoking the horse. But horses aren't the only animals on the ranch. The J Bar L ranch finish their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Tourists ride domesticated elephants in the pre dawn hours to catch a glimps of  wild rhinos, tigers, elephants and other animals in the Kazaringa National Park in Assam, India January 5, 2003/(Ami Vitale)
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  • Tourists ride domesticated elephants in the pre dawn hours to catch a glimps of  wild rhinos, tigers, elephants and other animals in the Kazaringa National Park in Assam, India January 5, 2003/(Ami Vitale)
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  • Tourists ride domesticated elephants in the pre dawn hours to catch a glimps of  wild rhinos, tigers, elephants and other animals in the Kazaringa National Park in Assam, India January 5, 2003/(Ami Vitale)
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  • The horses at the J Bar L ranch are treated with care and love by their trainer, Libby Ulring. Unlike many horse owners, Libby practices and teaches gentle, natural horsemanship. Riders are encouraged to get to know the horse and let it lead them, rather than kicking and provoking the horse. But horses aren't the only animals on the ranch. The J Bar L ranch finish their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • The horses at the J Bar L ranch are treated with care and love by their trainer, Libby Ulring. Unlike many horse owners, Libby practices and teaches gentle, natural horsemanship. Riders are encouraged to get to know the horse and let it lead them, rather than kicking and provoking the horse. But horses aren't the only animals on the ranch. The J Bar L ranch finish their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Tourists ride domesticated elephants in the pre dawn hours to catch a glimps of  wild rhinos, tigers, elephants and other animals in the Kazaringa National Park in Assam, India January 5, 2003/(Ami Vitale)
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  • Tourists ride domesticated elephants in the pre dawn hours to catch a glimps of  wild rhinos, tigers, elephants and other animals in the Kazaringa National Park in Assam, India January 5, 2003/(Ami Vitale)
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  • Tourists ride domesticated elephants in the pre dawn hours to catch a glimps of  wild rhinos, tigers, elephants and other animals in the Kazaringa National Park in Assam, India January 5, 2003/(Ami Vitale)
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  • Rabid dogs eat the remains of cow carcasses near Pinjore, India. India has the highest rate of rabies in the world and many believe it has to do with the near extinction of vultures who once ate the remains of the animals. Dr Vibhu Prakash of the Bombay Natural History Society has vultures in captivity near Pinjore, India in an effort to rescue the birds from extinction. Oriental White-backed Vultures, Long-billed and Slender-billed Vultures populations have all plummeted so much that scientists think all three could be extinct within a year or two. Ami Vitale<br />
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  • The Ruby Ranch in Southwestern Montana drive their cattle from their winter pastures to summer pastures in the Centennial Valley. Today, very few ranches drive their cattle with horses, instead moving them by truck. The age of the open range is gone and the era of large cattle drives over. Historically, cattle drives were a major economic activity in the American west, when millions of cattle were herded from Texas to railheads in Kansas for shipments to stockyards in Chicago and points east. The long distances covered, the need for periodic rests by riders and animals, and the establishment of railheads led to the development of "cow towns" across the American West.
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  • Ranchers from all across the Centennial Valley help J Bar L ranch brand young calves in August 2012. Branding is especially important in Western states, where grazing of public lands is vital to raising cattle. Cattle can easily wander or get mixed with other herds and being able to identify an animal's owner by a brand is critically important. 

Mark Boone, president of the Montana Cattlemen's Association, says the more environmentally focused philosophy used at J Bar L Ranch, first enshrined by Zimbabwean biologist Allan Savory, has seen a "steady increase" among Montana ranchers, especially with the newer generation, college-educated ones looking for ways to improve range productivity. 

Boone, who manages the VX Ranch, has read Savory's book himself, and his sense is that ranchers "use what fits" their operation. "I haven't heard, 'It didn't work out'," he adds, but ranchers do have to "tweak" things when Mother Nature "throws curve balls." This year, he notes, "drought has changed grazing plans entirely, with some shipping cattle to other states."
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  • Ranchers from all across the Centennial Valley help J Bar L ranch brand young calves in August 2012. Branding is especially important in Western states, where grazing of public lands is vital to raising cattle. Cattle can easily wander or get mixed with other herds and being able to identify an animal's owner by a brand is critically important. ??Mark Boone, president of the Montana Cattlemen's Association, says the more environmentally focused philosophy used at J Bar L Ranch, first enshrined by Zimbabwean biologist Allan Savory, has seen a "steady increase" among Montana ranchers, especially with the newer generation, college-educated ones looking for ways to improve range productivity. ??Boone, who manages the VX Ranch, has read Savory's book himself, and his sense is that ranchers "use what fits" their operation. "I haven't heard, 'It didn't work out'," he adds, but ranchers do have to "tweak" things when Mother Nature "throws curve balls." This year, he notes, "drought has changed grazing plans entirely, with some shipping cattle to other states."
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  • Ranchers from all across the Centennial Valley help J Bar L ranch brand young calves in August 2012. Branding is especially important in Western states, where grazing of public lands is vital to raising cattle. Cattle can easily wander or get mixed with other herds and being able to identify an animal's owner by a brand is critically important. ??Mark Boone, president of the Montana Cattlemen's Association, says the more environmentally focused philosophy used at J Bar L Ranch, first enshrined by Zimbabwean biologist Allan Savory, has seen a "steady increase" among Montana ranchers, especially with the newer generation, college-educated ones looking for ways to improve range productivity. ??Boone, who manages the VX Ranch, has read Savory's book himself, and his sense is that ranchers "use what fits" their operation. "I haven't heard, 'It didn't work out'," he adds, but ranchers do have to "tweak" things when Mother Nature "throws curve balls." This year, he notes, "drought has changed grazing plans entirely, with some shipping cattle to other states."
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  • The J Bar L ranch is a unique, conservation-friendly ranch nestled into the wide open land of the Centennial Valley in southern Montana. The ranch finishes their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • A Tanzanian walks from his field near sunset in the village of Simana. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • A Tanzanian rides their bike home near sunset in the village of Mnolela. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • Wildlife graze inside the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, eastern India where thousands of tourists visit each year January 6, 2004. India and its sacred elephants are threatened by deforestation and encroachment of the reserved land and natural forests.  As a result, wild elephants are rampaging through villages, killing people and destroying their homes and crops. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Hilary Anderson plays with her daughter Elle outside their home on the J Bar L ranch. The J Bar L ranch is a unique, conservation-friendly ranch nestled into the wide open land of the Centennial Valley in southern Montana. The ranch finishes their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Elle Anderson, 2,  plays with a calf outside her family's home on the J Bar L ranch. The J Bar L ranch is a unique, conservation-friendly ranch nestled into the wide open land of the Centennial Valley in southern Montana. The ranch finishes their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • The J Bar L ranch is a unique, conservation-friendly ranch nestled into the wide open land of the Centennial Valley in southern Montana. The ranch finishes their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Bryan Ulring helps his son, Charlie, 4, herd cattle for the first time on a sunny November morning at the J Bar L Ranch in the Centennial Valley of Montana. The J Bar L ranch finish their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Ulring, adding that the ranch is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Bryan Ulring, manager of the J Bar L ranch in the Centennial Valley of southern Montana, spends time with one of his horses after herding cattle on a chilly November day. The J Bar L ranch finish their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • The J Bar L ranch in the Centennial Valley of southern Montana experiences a cold November just before moving the cattle to Twin Bridges for the winter months. The J Bar L ranch finish their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Bryan Ulring, manager of the J Bar L ranch in the Centennial Valley of southern Montana, spends time with one of his horses after herding cattle on a chilly November day. The J Bar L ranch finish their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Bryan Ulring, manager of the J Bar L ranch in the Centennial Valley of southern Montana, spends time with one of his horses after herding cattle on a chilly November day. The J Bar L ranch finish their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Bryan Ulring, manager at the J Bar L ranch in the Centennial Valley of southern Montana, goes for a sunset ride on a chilly November day. The J Bar L ranch finish their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," Ulring said. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Cowboys at the J Bar L ranch move cattle on a chilly November morning in the Centennial Valley of Montana. The J Bar L ranch finish their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • The J Bar L ranch is a unique, conservation-friendly ranch nestled into the wide open land of the Centennial Valley in southern Montana. The ranch finishes their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • The J Bar L ranch is a unique, conservation-friendly ranch nestled into the wide open land of the Centennial Valley in southern Montana. The ranch finishes their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that the J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Amber Mason and Danielle Lattuga ride in a trailer as a pony, Sparky, tows them for a ride at the J Bar L ranch. The J Bar L ranch is a unique, conservation-friendly ranch nestled into the wide open land of the Centennial Valley in southern Montana. The ranch finishes their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Ulring. He added that J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Elle Anderson, 2,  plays with a calf outside her family's home on the J Bar L ranch. The J Bar L ranch is a unique, conservation-friendly ranch nestled into the wide open land of the Centennial Valley in southern Montana. The ranch finishes their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Amber Mason rides in a trailer as a pony, Sparky, tows her for a ride. The J Bar L ranch is a unique, conservation-friendly ranch nestled into the wide open land of the Centennial Valley in southern Montana. The ranch finishes their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Ulring. He added that J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Kiley Martinell and her children help herd cattle at sunset on an August day at the J Bar L ranch, a unique conservation-friendly ranch nestled into the wide open land of the Centennial Valley in southern Montana. The ranch finishes their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • Cowboys herd cattle at sunset on an August day at the J Bar L ranch, a unique conservation-friendly ranch nestled into the wide open land of the Centennial Valley in southern Montana. The ranch finishes their cattle on grass, in contrast to the vast majority of ranches in the U.S. that send cattle to feedlots. The 2,000 head at J Bar L "never go into a feedlot," said Bryan Ulring, manager of the ranch. He added that J Bar L is one of the biggest grass finishers in the state. The Centennial Valley is an important wildlife corridor for elk, moose, antelope, deer, wolverines, grizzly bears, wolves and hundreds of bird species. The valley is largely owned by a handful of large ranches, which means their use of the land impacts the local environment. © Ami Vitale
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  • A Tanzanian rides their bike home near sunset in the village of Mnolela. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey. Ami Vitale
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  • Ahmad Libanda talks about his son Hasan Ahmad who was killed by a lion in their corn field in Nkung'uni village. Ami Vitale
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  • An early morning scene in the village of Navanga, Tanzania where man eatign lions have terrorized the villagers. Ami Vitale
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  • Dairen Simpson begins to set up traps near the village of Simana, Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • Namaga, Kenya, September 29, 2003: A road is  widened near the Ngornogoro Crater in Tanzania September 29, 20003 presumably to bring in more tourists. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Namaga, Kenya, September 29, 2003: A road is  widened near the Ngornogoro Crater in Tanzania September 29, 20003 presumably to bring in more tourists. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, September 29, 2003: Wildlife graze near the Ngorongoro Crater where tourists pay extraordinary prices  to view them in luxury. Meanwhile, the Masai have been driven out of the Crater since 1972 and are not the ones profiting from the revenue brought by tourism. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, September 29, 2003: Wildlife graze near the Ngorongoro Crater where tourists pay extraordinary prices  to view them in luxury. Meanwhile, the Masai have been driven out of the Crater since 1972 and are not the ones profiting from the revenue brought by tourism. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, September 29, 2003: Wildlife graze near the Ngorongoro Crater where tourists pay extraordinary prices  to view them in luxury. Meanwhile, the Masai have been driven out of the Crater since 1972 and are not the ones profiting from the revenue brought by tourism. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • A Tanzanian woman walks through the tall grass with her child near sunset in the village of Simana. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking fo prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • A Tanzanian villager watches as lion researchers examine lion prints near the village of Navanga, Tanzania. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking fo prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • A Tanzanian woman walks through the tall grass near sunset in the village of Simana. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking fo prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • Quss M. Bani talks about his sister Somoe Linyambe, 40 who was the last victim of a lion attack outbreak that occurred in Nachunyu village in May 2004. Ami Vitale
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  • A Tanzanian woman walks home near sunset in the village of Usuru. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • Hassan Dadi, who lost his arm after a lion ripped it off plays with his friends near a swimming hole inthe village of Usuru, Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • A Tanzanian woman walks home near sunset in the village of Usuru. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • Children pretend they are lions waiting to eat a villager in the village of Simana, Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • Wildlife ranger Msese plays with children near Navanga village, Tanzania.
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  • A Tanzanian woman walks from her field near sunset. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • Dairen Simpson prepares to check the traps at sunrise near the villae of Mnolela, Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • A Tanzanian walks from his field near sunset in the village of Simana. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • Dairen Simpson, also known as "Bwana Simba" or "Mr. Lion"drags a goat through the bush to attract lions  to his scent for his traps near Simana, Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • The village leader of Navunga watches as Dairen Simpson lays a trap near Baghdad, the place of Osama in Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • Villagers carry a goat that will be used as bait to try and trap a lion as Dairen Simpson walks behind them on the way to a place they call "Baghdad" because of the dangerous lions that are known to live there.
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  • Quss M. Bani holds his niece Fatima Musa, 7, in their village of Mnolela, Tanzania. Fatima saw her mother Somoe Linyambe, 40, get killed and eaten by a lion when she was 5 years old in the village of Nachunyu and told her uncle that a cow had taken her because she had no idea what a lion was.
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  • Ahmad Msham, 39, a bush doctor from Chidodo settlement in Lindi, Tanzania holds a lions claw and tree roots that he uses for "white magic" when spirit lions are thought to be eating villagers. (Photo by Ami Vitale).
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  • Dairen Simpson talks to villagers about lions that were walking around the village the night before in the villages of Navanga and Simana in Tanzania. He must carry a gun while he checks traps he has layed for the lions but most villagers have never seen a gun even though they are quite vulnerable ot the frequent lion attacks. Ami Vitale
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  • Ahmad Libanda stands in the corn field where his son Hasan Ahmad was killed by a lion in Nkung'uni  village. Ami Vitale
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  • A fresh lion print outside the village of Simana. Ami Vitale
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  • Dairen Simpson begins to set up traps near the village of Simana, Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • Quss M. Bani talks about his sister Somoe Linyambe, 40 who was the last victim of a lion attack outbreak that occurred in Nachunyu village in May 2004. Ami Vitale
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  • Villagers watch as lion researcher Dennis Ikanda and trapper Dairen Simpson look for lion prints in Navanga, Tanzania. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • A Tanzanian walks from her field near sunset in the village of Mnolela. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • Dairen Simpson examines a lion print outside a hut in the village of Navanga, Tanzania. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • Dairen Simpson examines a lion print outside a hut in the village of Navanga, Tanzania. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • Cosmos Mbawala stands with his wife Halima Salumu inside their hut where they stood when they heard the screams of their son, Cosmos Chakoma, 12, after he was killed by a lion in Hingawali village near Lindi, Tanzania. Cosmos, 12,  had just gone to see a lion that was killed in a nearby village that villagers had thought was responsible for killing others earlier in the month when he was attacked by this lion.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Ahmad Libanda talks about his son Hasan Ahmad who was killed by a lion in their corn field in Nkung'uni  village. Ami Vitale
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  • Cosmos Mbawala stands with his wife Halima inside their hut where they stood when they heard the screams of their son, Cosmos Chakoma, 12, after he was killed by a lion in Hingawali village near Lindi, Tanzania. Cosmos, 12,  had just gone to see a lion that was killed in a nearby village that villagers had thought was responsible for killing others earlier in the month when he was attacked by this lion.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Msese holds a child up outside a house where lions were roaming the night before near Navunga. Ami Vitale
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  • Dairen Simpson is blessed by a local bush doctor as villagers look on in Simana, Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • A villager near Navanga describes seeing lions roaming around the area. Ami Vitale
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  • Somoe Mohamed, left, the mother of Hassan Dadi, who lost his arm after a lion ripped it off, gathers water at sunset in the village of Usuru, Tanzania. Sunrise and sunset are very dangerous times for the women to be outside because of the lion attacks. Ami Vitale
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  • A Tanzanian woman walks from her field near sunset in the village of Mnolela. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • Hassan Dadi, who lost his arm after a lion ripped it off plays with his friends near a swimming hole inthe village of Usuru, Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • Hassan Dadi, who lost his arm after a lion ripped it off plays with his friends near a swimming hole inthe village of Usuru, Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • Hassan Dadi, 10,  who lost his arm after a lion ripped it off goes fishing with his friends near a swimming hole in the village of Usuru, Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • Mwanahamisi Hatibu works in her rice field near sunset in the village of Usuru near Lindi, Tanzania. The dense forest and tall grasses make villagers vulnerable to lion attacks. They have to stay late in the evening in their fields to protect their crops from rampaging monkeys who like to eat the rice and corn, forcing them to walk at sunset, the time of day when lions are out looking for prey.  Ami Vitale
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  • Dairen Simpson, also known as "Bwana Simba" or "Mr. Lion" prepares  to set up traps to catch lions in a village near Nangali, Tanzania. Ami Vitale
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  • The dense geography of the Lindi region.
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  • Tanzania: A villager sits outside his hut in Simana village, close to Baghdad, where lions have terrorized the communities.
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  • Camel traders from India water ther livestock at the largest camel fair in the world in Pushkar, India in the state of Rajasthan November 27, 2001. Thousands of camels and traders come to the annual event which some say have been going on for centuries.. (Getty Images/Ami Vitale)
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  • Elephants roam inside the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, eastern India where thousands of tourists visit each year January 4, 2004. India and its sacred elephants are threatened by deforestation and encroachment of the reserved land and natural forests.  As a result, wild elephants are rampaging through villages, killing people and destroying their homes and crops. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Elephants roam inside the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, eastern India where thousands of tourists visit each year January 4, 2004. India and its sacred elephants are threatened by deforestation and encroachment of the reserved land and natural forests.  As a result, wild elephants are rampaging through villages, killing people and destroying their homes and crops. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Elephants roam inside the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, eastern India where thousands of tourists visit each year January 4, 2004. India and its sacred elephants are threatened by deforestation and encroachment of the reserved land and natural forests.  As a result, wild elephants are rampaging through villages, killing people and destroying their homes and crops. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Elephants roam inside the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, eastern India where thousands of tourists visit each year January 4, 2004. India and its sacred elephants are threatened by deforestation and encroachment of the reserved land and natural forests.  As a result, wild elephants are rampaging through villages, killing people and destroying their homes and crops. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Hundreds, perhaps thousands of villagers, forest rangers, police and wildlife experts attempt to drive a herd of elephants from a village on the outskirts of Tezpur, Assam in Eastern India December 22, 2003.  India and its sacred elephants are threatened by poaching, deforestation and encroachment of the reserved land and natural forests.  As a result of the loss of land, wild elephants are rampaging through villages, killing people and destroying their homes and crops. During this drive, a baby elephant, only days old was seperating from his mother and faces probable death without her. He is now at a rescue center in Kaziranga. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Wildlife graze inside the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, eastern India where thousands of tourists visit each year January 6, 2004. India and its sacred elephants are threatened by deforestation and encroachment of the reserved land and natural forests.  As a result, wild elephants are rampaging through villages, killing people and destroying their homes and crops. (Ami Vitale)
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