Toss a Bear Cub Down A Cliff To Get The Shot?

[wgerrard]

Mike Johnston at TOP posts an interesting piece about phony wildlife photography. He links to a rather damning report in the Audubon magazine.

The synopsis: Many dramatic wildlife scenes are staged with animals bred in captivity. Examples of obvious cruelty include tossing a polar bear cub down a mountain side and throwing battery acid on fish to make them flop.

Fake photography is not a new phenomenon, but at least when it involves people we can assume they were willing participants in the scam.

 

[radi(c)al_cam]

That sounds really gross.

Shame on those "wildlife" photographers.

 

[Finder]

It is all about getting the shot. Of course, the way in which we respect our planet, the zoo and game farms may be the only place to see our "natural" world.