コンラッド・アンカーのインスタグラム(conrad_anker) - 9月15日 01時16分

@rickridgeway pulling his cart through a torrent of mud water on the border of the Chang Tang Plateau and the Taklimakan Desert. During the summer of 2002 the late Galen Rowell, Rick, @jimmy_chin & me embarked on a @ナショナルジオグラフィック expedition to document the migration and calving grounds of the endangered chiru, a small goat also known as the Tibetan antelope. The chiru is under pressure from poaching and habitat loss due to gold mining. Our goal was to supplement the work of the biologist George Schaller, encourage the Chinese government to expand the boundaries of the park these animals needed to survive and bring attention to illegal fur trade.

For 30 days we walked from the southern edge of the Chang Tang to the Taklimakan Desert, following the migration of these hardy animals. Over the 432 km (270 miles) of high altitude desert we didn’t see a single tree. There were a few tiny plants, stipple grass and burzel, to support these antelope like caprids. The chiru is the food source for wolves and Tibetan bears. Luckily we didn’t see any bears and the lone wolf we met was long in the tooth and curious. Perhaps the wolf understood we were not hunters and there by paid us a visit.
Our own challenges were focused on finding water each day. (This image is from the last day.) From scooping up sand speckled snow to finding saline seeps water was a constant worry. After this journey we all had a deeper appreciation for water.
On this trip Galen opened up and shared his knowledge of photography with Jimmy. From the practical of how to care for your camera to the art of working the light Jimmy was a sponge. If there was one salient lesson it was work hard. Jimmy already had this built into his ethos, thanks to his dad. This was Galen’s last expedition as he and his wife Barbara perished in a plane crash one month after the expedition.
Rick was a veritable encyclopedia of bird knowledge. For a more detailed overview check out the April 2003 National Geographic Magazine, available online in the digital archive. For an in depth look please read “The Big Open” by Rick.
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