El príncipe Harry compartió imágenes de su viaje a África

A través de la cuenta de Instagram del Palacio Kensington, el príncipe Harry publicó imágenes de lo que fue su viaje a Sudáfrica a mitad de este año. El fin de su viaje fue ser parte de distintos proyectos de conservación de animales.

El príncipe Harry pasó bastantes días en el país africano y ha decidido contar la historia detrás de cada imagen que ha publicado. Estas son tiernas, como también impactantes. Su objetivo es crear conciencia. 

Prince Harry has released this personal photo taken during his summer visit to southern Africa. Here Prince Harry shares his story behind the photograph... "I was working with Dr. Mark Jago and Dr. Pete Morkel in Namibia. Some countries are de-horning small populations of rhino to deter poachers from shooting them. It is a short-term solution and surely no substitute for professional and well-trained rangers protecting these highly sought-after animals. De-horning has to be done every two years for it to be effective and can only realistically be done with small populations in open bush. My initial task each time was to monitor the heart rate and oxygen levels and help stabilise them as quickly as possible. My responsibilities then grew to taking blood and tissue samples and the de-horning itself." You can learn more and how to help by visiting: https://www.savetherhino.org/africa_programmes/save_the_rhino_trust_namibia Photograph © Prince Harry

Una foto publicada por Kensington Palace (@kensingtonroyal) el 2 de Dic de 2015 a la(s) 2:24 PST

"Después de un largo día en el Parque Nacional Kruger, con cinco rinocerontes enviados a nuevas casas y tres elefantes alimentados he decidido tomarme un momento", escribió en la foto que se le ve tirado encima de un elefante.

Prince Harry has released this personal photo taken during his summer visit to southern Africa. Here Prince Harry shares his story behind the photograph... "By this point many people will have heard of ‘Hope’, a young female black rhino that was brutally wounded by poachers in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. This was the second operation to try to save this animal’s life. Some poachers use a dart gun and tranquilize the animal so as to not have to fire a shot that would be heard. They then hack their face off while the animal is paralysed before running off with the horn. Local communities saw her stumbling through the bush and then alerted the authorities. Thanks to Dr William Fowlds and his team, Hope survived and is making a speedy recovery. I stared into her eyes while operating on her and thought at first that it would have been better and fairer to put her down rather than put her through the pain. Afterwards I was told of another female called Thandi who was in a similar state in 2012. She now has a baby calf called Thembi." Every single rhino matters. If you want to help have a look at: www.wildernessFoundation.co.za Photograph ©Prince Harry

Una foto publicada por Kensington Palace (@kensingtonroyal) el 2 de Dic de 2015 a la(s) 2:27 PST

Y agregó: "Sé la suerte que tengo por tener estas experiencias, pero escuchar historias de las personas que están aquí en malas condiciones, realmente me molesta y me frustra".