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SATURDAY CRIME NIGHT � WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY

Wildlife photography is challenging. It requires sound technical skill, intimate knowledge of the animal’s behaviour, and an abundance of patience. Capturing a wild animal on camera – in all its splendour – is a high point for all wildlife photographers.

However, in their quest to capture the best shots, a few photographers resort to unethical means and shortcuts that harm animals. That is an abject way of photographing animals. It is worthy of the contempt of patient photographers who take pride in their work, and who take the time needed to get that perfect photo.

In August 2014, at Tuas South, an eye witness saw two people tie a seabird chick to a shrub by his/her legs. The chick was screaming as he/she tried to fly but fell to the ground repeatedly. The couple deliberately made the chick suffer, so as to take close-up photos of the chick�s distressed parents circling their young close to the ground. This was a disgraceful act. Such cruelty should also be regarded as a criminal offence, under the Animals and Birds Act.

Using harmful or unnatural means to take photos of the wildlife defeats the purpose of appreciating them in the wild.

Share this post with all your photographer friends, and do your part to end the suffering of animals for wildlife photography!

If you would like to join the Animal Crime Investigation Unit as a volunteer or intern, please click here to sign up: http://www.acres.org.sg/volunteer/volunteer-with-us.html

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ACRES (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society) is a pioneering Singapore-based charity and Institution of Public Character, founded by Singaporeans in 2001 with the aim of promoting animal welfare.

ACRES has six focus areas: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, Wildlife Crime Investigation, Zoo Animal Welfare, Humane Education, Community Outreach and Promoting Cruelty-Free Living.

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