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No paradise for the Gili Island ponies
The mass expansion of tourism on the motorless Gili Islands, Lombok is giving local ponies a hard time. Recently I spent a few days on the Gili islands during a lengthy trip visiting Lombok island and it was fascinating to see the ponies and brightly coloured carts locally known as the “Cidomo”. They are literally the workhorses…
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My memorable meeting with C.J. the Orangutan.
C.J’s life and death was not a happy one. There have been many animals that I have met during my career which have shaped my attitudes to animal welfare and rights issues and have made a profound impact on me and one of these was a Hollywood star orangutan named C.J. Our meeting occurred while…